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Elizabeth K. West

Case from Belleville, IL dated May 05, 1978

Victim Details

Elizabeth K. West

Female

Belleville

IL

1978-05-05

14

Elizabeth

K. West

08/26/2026

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Fourteen-year-old Elizabeth K. West, a freshman at Belleville Township High School West, was walking the short distance home after a school play performance on the night of April 22, 1978, when she vanished. Her journey was only a block and a half, but she never made it home. A search was launched, and for two agonizing weeks, her family and the community waited for news. The search ended in heartbreak on May 5, 1978, when her body was discovered floating face down in a creek located between Bel ...
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  • Elizabeth West, 14 years old, w/f, vanished August 2, 1978.
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