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Thomas Freeman

Case from Cobden, IL dated Jul 30, 1982

Victim Details

Thomas O. Freeman

Male

White / Caucasian

Cobden

IL

1982-07-30

35

Thomas

Freeman

07/11/2026

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Thomas O. Freeman, a 35-year-old white male, was found dead on October 30, 1982, in Cobden, Illinois. His decomposing body was discovered in a shallow grave, and it was determined that he had been murdered approximately three months prior, around July 1982. Freeman had sustained multiple gunshot wounds, which were identified as the cause of his death. The circumstances surrounding his death remain shrouded in mystery, and the case has remained unsolved for decades.

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