Doreen Marie Burchie

Death by Force

On April 19, 1972, 19-year-old white female Doreen Marie Burchie, a sophomore at Illinois State University from Morrisonville, Illinois, disappeared after leaving a university-owned house in Normal, Illinois. She had been working on academic papers with fellow students and was last seen around 12:10 a.m. as she headed back to her dormitory at Watterson Towers. When she failed to return, concern quickly mounted. Approximately 36 hours later, on April 20, her body was discovered in a shallow grave ...Read More