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Jimmie T. Roberts, an 18-year-old African American male, was found deceased on May 9, 1983, in Thorn Creek, Cook County, Illinois. Born on February 2, 1965, in Indiana, Roberts was discovered with thirty-five stab wounds to his body. His pants had been pulled down, and his body was rolled into a creek, which removed any signs of sexual assault.

Roberts was one of the victims of Larry Eyler, known as the 'Highway Killer,' who confessed to murdering at least twenty-one young men and boys b ...Read More
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Victim Details

Jimmie Roberts

Male

Black / African American

Thorn Creek

IL

1983-05-04

18

Jimmie

Roberts

01/12/2026