Coroner: Autopsy on remains found in Will Co. inconclusive
The Will County coroner says results are inconclusive from an autopsy performed on human remains found along the Des Plaines River.
Coroner Patrick O'Neil said in a news release Thursday that his office is unable to conclude the identity, race or sex of the skeletal remains. O'Neil says an expedited DNA analysis by the Illinois State Police Forensic Crime Laboratory will likely take about two weeks.
Members of a cleanup crew found the remains Wednesday afternoon. The discovery prompted speculation the remains were related to the local long-running, high-profile missing persons cases of Stacy Peterson or Lisa Stebic.
The coroner says shreds of blue jeans and a small amount of U.S. currency were found along with the remains.
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