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Dorothy T. Cerny, a 25-year-old Caucasian woman from Chicago, Illinois, tragically lost her life on June 3, 1973. Dorothy and her fiancé, James Schmidt, also 25, were traveling along Highway 57 in Cook County when they were ambushed by a group of four men. The couple was forcibly removed from their vehicle and made to lie face down on the side of the road. The assailants, led by Henry Brisbon, brutally murdered them with close-range shotgun blasts. This heinous act was part of a series of viole ...Read More
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Dorothy T. Cerny
Female
White / Caucasian
Chicago
IL
1973-06-03
25
Dorothy
Cerny
11/23/2025







