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Arvella Louise Thomas

Case from Skokie, IL dated Apr 11, 1978

Victim Details

Arvella Louise Thomas

Female

White / Caucasian

Skokie

IL

1978-04-11

14

Arvella

Louise Thomas

07/08/2026

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Arvella Louise Thomas, a 14-year-old African American girl, was tragically murdered on April 11, 1978, in Skokie, Illinois. Arvella was last seen around 11 p.m. at the Morse Avenue elevated train stop in the Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago, where she was asking passersby for CTA fare to get home. Her body was discovered the next morning in Skokie, marking the beginning of a harrowing investigation into her untimely death.

The investigation revealed that Arvella had been brutally murde ...
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  • Chicago Tribune: INMATE IS CHARGED IN GIRL'S '77 SLAYING
  • INMATE IS CHARGED IN GIRL'S '77 SLAYING - Chicago Tribune
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