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Marilyn Bethell, a 47-year-old woman from Aurora, Illinois, was tragically murdered on October 31, 2005. Her decomposed body was discovered nearly two months later, on December 26, 2005, in a wooded area near a recreational trail in unincorporated Batavia Township. The Kane County coroner's office confirmed that she had been shot in the head, and her death was ruled a homicide. Bethell's body showed signs of partial decomposition and disturbance by animals, making it challenging to determine the ...Read More
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Marilyn Bethell
Female
Aurora
IL
2005-10-31
47
Marilyn
Bethell
11/06/2025





