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Elizabeth Drews

Case from Chicago, IL dated Jun 01, 1977

Victim Details

Elizabeth Drews

Female

White / Caucasian

Chicago

IL

1977-06-01

17

Elizabeth

Drews

07/22/2026

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Elizabeth Drews, a 17-year-old Caucasian female, went missing in the Chicago suburbs in 1977. Her disappearance remained a mystery for four months until her body was discovered in a wooded area near Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois. The circumstances surrounding her death were initially unclear, and the case remained unsolved for years. However, subsequent investigations linked her murder to Bruce Lindahl, a serial killer who operated in the Chicago suburbs between 1974 and 1981.
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