Police: Dead body found in north Normal

Posted on August 17, 2020
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 Anyone who traveled through this area recently and believes they may have information is asked to contact Normal Police at 309-454-9535 or 309-888-5030. (WJBC file photo)

 

By Neil Doyle

NORMAL – A body was found Monday afternoon in a wooded area in north Normal.

Normal Police said the body was located around 12:30 p.m. near Greenbriar Drive and Hershey Road. NPD detectives and the McLean County Coroner’s office were called to the scene. The person has not been identified and an autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, according to a news release. More information will be available after the autopsy.

The death remains under investigation by Normal Police and the coroner’s office.

Anyone who traveled through this area recently and believes they may have information is asked to contact Normal Police at 309-454-9535 or 309-888-5030.

Neil Doyle can be reached at [email protected]

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