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Katie Kearns

Case from Coal-city, IL dated Nov 17, 2017

Victim Details

Katie Kearns

Female

White / Caucasian

Coal-city

IL

2017-11-17

24

Katie

Kearns

07/16/2026

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Katie Kearns, a 24-year-old woman from Coal City, Illinois, was tragically found dead on November 17, 2017. Katie, who worked as a bartender, was reported missing after she failed to return home from her job at Woody's Bar in Joliet, a high-crime area. Her body was discovered in the back of her 1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee, which was parked inside a pole barn in Aroma Park Township, Kankakee County, approximately 50 miles from Joliet. The cause of death was determined to be a gunshot wound to the he ...
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  • Joliet, IL Patch: 3 Pushed Katie Kearns' Body Into Pole Barn: Testimony
  • Jeremy Boshears found guilty of killing Katie Kearns - FOX 32 Chicago
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    I've been reading about Katie Kearns' case and something that really struck me were the online searc... ...Read More
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