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Title: Interesting Newspaper Articles I dug up!
Post by: spookypooky on Jun 21 2008 - 08:07PM

Chicago Tribune - Chicago, IL USA
September 6, 1966
Page C3

A Mushroom Hunter Finds Woman's Body

The body of a woman was found by a mushroom hunter yesterday about 450 feet east of 145th street and Ridgeland avenue in Bachelor grove, west of Midlothian in Bremen township.

It was the third body of Negro women found in Cook county forest preserves this summer. The body, naked except for a green bracelet on the left wrist and a yellow metal shamrock on a chain around the neck, was tentatively identified from papers in a nearby purse as that of Audry Ellis, 19, of 2271 Carver st., Gary, Ind. Gary police said Miss Ellis had been reported missing in mid-June.

Detective William Mitchell of Homewood sheriff's police said the body was discovered by Richard Kropack, 34, of 5754 Midlothian turnpike, Bremen township, who was hunting mushrooms at the time. In July, a woman's body was found in forest preserves near Lyons and another in the Calumet Woods forest preserve.
Source:  http://www.bachelors-grove.com/Archive/Newspapers/1966/ChicagoTribune/09061966/photo.htm

Ex-girlfriend is freed in man's death
Date: May 7, 1989

The woman said she had shot Martin Myers, 43, of Midlothian, whose body was found April 21 at the Bachelor Grove Cemetery in the Rubio Woods Forest Preserve, near the south suburb, said Gerald Palacios, chief of investigations for the Cook County Forest Preserve District. He said he would not identify the woman for her own protection.
Source:  http://www.bachelors-grove.com/Archive/Newspapers/1989/ChicagoTribune/05071989/photo.htm

Pioneers in Peaceful Rest
http://www.bachelors-grove.com/Archive/Newspapers/1935/BlueIslandSunStandard/08161935/photo1.htm

Bachelor's Grove:  A Non-Existant Public Landmark
http://www.bachelors-grove.com/Archive/Newspapers/1972/StarTribune/12141972/photo.htm

Very interesting articles, putting the peices together is hard when it comes to the history of the graveyard. che

Title: Re: Interesting Newspaper Articles I dug up!
Post by: Ghost1 on Jun 21 2008 - 09:12PM

Thanks for the informative post, I've always found old newspaper article very interesting.  I've had member ask me about these murders before too.


Great post!    :Y:

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Post by: ghostlight on Jun 21 2008 - 09:57PM

Nice detective work Pooky!  cher

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Post by: Jeepgirlgina on Jun 22 2008 - 11:40AM

wow...that is very interesting.  I have never thought about looking up old newspaper articles.   =D>

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Post by: Colleen2510 on Aug 11 2008 - 03:50PM

What a great post SpookyP! I loved it!

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Post by: Tommyboy67 on Sep 23 2008 - 10:59AM

Very cool finds, indeed. cher cher

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Post by: Marion76 on Sep 23 2008 - 01:54PM

Nice find! cher

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Post by: Tommyboy67 on Mar 25 2009 - 11:59PM

BGC a non existing landmark?  You mean its just my imagination?  :)

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Post by: The Shadow on Mar 26 2009 - 05:34PM

Very Nice Find and a great read

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Post by: Tommyboy67 on Mar 27 2009 - 08:15PM

Hey SpooyPooky: The Midlothian Public Library has a whole file on BGC.  You have to ASK a librarian for the file folder, but its there.  Well worth the trip.

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Post by: Tenbears on May 29 2009 - 12:05PM

nice dig up, keep em coming like this one,