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Elaine Dardeen

Case from Ina, IL dated Nov 28, 1987

Victim Details

Name

Elaine Dardeen

Gender

Female

City

Ina

State

IL

Date Of Death

1987-11

Age At Death

30

First Name

Elaine

Last Name

Dardeen

Last Updated

07/19/2026

Case Description

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Ruby Elaine Dardeen, a 30-year-old white woman, was brutally murdered in mid-November 1987 in Ina, Illinois, alongside her family. At the time of her death, she was seven to eight months pregnant with a daughter the couple planned to name Casey. Elaine lived in a mobile home with her husband, 29-year-old Russell Keith Dardeen, and their 3-year-old son, Peter. The family was known for their quiet, religious lifestyle—Elaine played piano at their local Baptist church while Keith sang lead vocals ...

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Dardeen family homicides - Wikipedia

1987 slaying of Ill. family unsolved, haunting - Rockford Register Star

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