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Judge will be asked to release Keller remains on Friday

By Kyla Gardner | March 28, 2011

SYCAMORE | The family of slain student Antinette “Toni” Keller must continue to wait to receive her remains and hold a private memorial service. During a status update Monday for William Curl, the man charged with Keller’s murder, his public defender...

DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen (left) and DeKalb County States Attorney John Farrell address the media Tuesday morning at the DeKalb City Council Chambers.

Police say remains too “badly burned” to determine identity

By John Bachmann and Kyla Gardner | October 26, 2010

Police revealed Tuesday that remains found in Prairie Park were so badly burned that authorities couldn’t determine whether they were human until a week after they were found. DeKalb Police Chief Bill Feithen said at a media briefing that although the...