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Mark Dale Cavaness

Case from Little-egypt, IL dated Apr 09, 1977

Victim Details

Mark Dale Cavaness

Male

White / Caucasian

Little-egypt

IL

1977-04-09

22

Mark

Dale Cavaness

06/30/2026

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On April 9, 1977, 22-year-old Mark Dale Cavaness, a white male, was found dead from a shotgun wound on his family's farm near Harrisburg, Illinois, in the region known as Little Egypt. His body was discovered by his younger brother, Sean, then 15 years old. The initial investigation yielded little progress, and the coroner's jury ruled the death as either accidental or homicidal, but no definitive conclusion was reached. At that time, no arrests were made, and the case remained unresolved.
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the psychological impact on families in cases like the Cavaness tra... ...Read More
09/06/2024
I was just reading about the Cavaness case, and something really struck me about Sean’s discovery.... ...Read More
06/10/2024
Has anyone else looked into the impact this case had on Mark and Sean’s surviving brother, Kevin? ... ...Read More
04/21/2023
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