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Burned Body Found in Miss. Is Ill. Student (Olamide Adeyooye)
SFGate.com ^ | October 26, 2005 | JAN DENNIS

Posted on 10/27/2005 4:59:47 AM PDT by smartin

A body found in a burned-out chicken coop in Mississippi has been identified as that of an Illinois college student who disappeared two weeks ago, authorities said Wednesday. Dental records were used to identify the remains of 21-year-old Illinois State University senior Olamide Adeyooye, authorities said. Police did not disclose the cause of death. "As far as the cause of death, we believe she was already deceased when the body was dropped off in Newton County (Mississippi)," Newton County Sheriff Jackie Knight said. "We have investigators from Illinois here with us but we believe the actual death took place in Illinois." Knight said he was not aware of any signs of sexual abuse. A native of Nigeria who moved to suburban Chicago when she was 8, Adeyooye was last seen Oct. 13 at a video store near her off-campus apartment in Normal. Her car, a green 1996 Toyota Corolla, still was missing. Normal police Lt. Mark Kotte said authorities were still investigating how Adeyooye ended up in Mississippi. But he added: "It is not an incident of somebody going around preying on college students." The body was found Friday as workers cleaned up a chicken coop in Lake, Miss., where firefighters had put out a blaze four days earlier. The coop is about 60 miles from Interstate 55, a highway that passes through Normal. Nearly 40 investigators, including FBI agents, took part in the search. Her family and friends posted fliers and sent out messages through Web sites and blogs. Police still had no suspects. "We still have a list of persons of interest and that hasn't really changed. We still have quite a few people that we need to talk to, and also people now that we will be reinterviewing," Kotte said.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Illinois; US: Mississippi
KEYWORDS: adeyooye; coeds; missing; missingstudent
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Very sad.
1 posted on 10/27/2005 4:59:48 AM PDT by smartin
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To: smartin

She was a pretty young lady.


2 posted on 10/27/2005 6:29:15 AM PDT by BenLurkin (O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
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To: BenLurkin

Yes, she sure was.


3 posted on 10/27/2005 6:46:14 AM PDT by smartin (The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.)
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To: smartin
The rest of the article says:

Adeyooye, who studied laboratory sciences and biology at ISU, was due to graduate from the 20,000-student college in December and planned to return to Chicago to complete her clinical training at a hospital.

Adeyooye's father, Adiodun, said he wants to see justice. "I believe Olamide's spirit will find the culprit. Whoever might have killed her, Olamide's spirit will find him out in Jesus' name," he said.

4 posted on 10/27/2005 6:51:49 AM PDT by smartin (The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.)
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This is pathetic. I hope they find the person that did this and terminate his life when he tries to run.


5 posted on 10/27/2005 7:34:56 AM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission
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To: Pete from Shawnee Mission

I do too.


6 posted on 10/27/2005 7:41:31 AM PDT by smartin (The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.)
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The body was found Friday as workers cleaned up a chicken coop in Lake, Miss., where firefighters had put out a blaze four days earlier.

Hmmm. Someone trying to burn her body so she'd never be found?

7 posted on 10/27/2005 8:57:05 AM PDT by SuziQ
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To: SuziQ

Exactly and it's really disgusting.


8 posted on 10/27/2005 9:12:42 AM PDT by smartin (The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.)
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To: WKB; MagnoliaMS; MississippiMan; vetvetdoug; NerdDad; Rebel Coach; afuturegovernor; mwyounce; ...

(((MISSISSIPPI PING)))

An awful story. May her killers be brought to justice!

9 posted on 10/27/2005 10:19:18 AM PDT by bourbon (conservatism over cronyism!)
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Student's Body Identified.

"We don't know if she was brought here or if she came," Newton County Sheriff Jackie Knight said. "This beautiful woman's life came to an end. It's horrible for her family and everyone involved."

Knight said it is unknown whether Adeyooye was killed before or after she arrived in Mississippi or how long her body had been in the chicken house. Knight also said Adeyooye, whose family lives in Berkeley, Ill., doesn't have relatives in Mississippi.

"We don't believe any locals are involved," said Lt. Raymond Delk of the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation. "Nothing has turned up."

Adeyooye's father, Adiodun, said he believes his daughter's spirit will lead authorities to who killed her.

"Whoever might have killed her, Olamide's spirit will find him out in Jesus' name," he said.

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Confirmation that the remains were Adeyooye shocked people in Lake.

"I don't know what to believe, so I try not to think about it," said Elanor MacDaniel, who lives across from where Adeyooye's body was found. "It makes me feel strange. I live on this road, so it's close to home."

Customers at H/W Auto Parts in Lake have been speculating about the killing, manager Mike Wooten said.

"People are asking a lot of questions," Wooten said. "But nobody knows anything. But why was she all the way down here? I don't understand how they'd find that spot."

Others say they didn't understand why Adeyooye was killed.

"We ain't used to that around here," resident Veronica Bratman said. "I thought it was crazy. My heart goes out to her family. She had her whole life ahead of her."

10 posted on 10/27/2005 10:24:20 AM PDT by bourbon (conservatism over cronyism!)
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Adeyooye's father, Adiodun, said he wants to see justice. "I believe Olamide's spirit will find the culprit. Whoever might have killed her, Olamide's spirit will find him out in Jesus' name," he said.

Does anyone else see an inherent contradiction in this grieving man's statement? Not to pick, but talk about mixing christian and non-christian concepts!

11 posted on 10/27/2005 10:27:16 AM PDT by MortMan (Eschew Obfuscation)
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I thought it was pretty spiritual. He sounded like he was trying to find hope in God.


12 posted on 10/27/2005 10:29:52 AM PDT by smartin (The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.)
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To: smartin

Bump for later read. I'm at work now. I used to work in downtown Normal about 2 blocks from Watterson Towers.


13 posted on 10/27/2005 10:30:16 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: bourbon

Yes, I read that article also.


14 posted on 10/27/2005 10:31:12 AM PDT by smartin (The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.)
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace

That's pretty scary. She was at a video store there and was taken.


15 posted on 10/27/2005 10:32:03 AM PDT by smartin (The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.)
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To: NotJustAnotherPrettyFace

This is where I posted about her disappearance:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1506226/posts


16 posted on 10/27/2005 10:35:02 AM PDT by smartin (The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.)
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Normal police Lt. Mark Kotte said authorities were still investigating how Adeyooye ended up in Mississippi. But he added: "It is not an incident of somebody going around preying on college students."

That's what it looks like so far? How does he know it isn't?

17 posted on 10/27/2005 10:42:44 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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To: smartin

Yes, very sad. She had a very productive life ahead of her. Hope the demon that killed her dies a slow, painful death!


18 posted on 10/27/2005 10:42:50 AM PDT by Dawgreg (Happiness is not having what you want, but wanting what you have.)
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To: John O

This is just conjecture on my part, but maybe they think it is racism.


19 posted on 10/27/2005 10:44:36 AM PDT by smartin (The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.)
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To: Dawgreg

Me too!


20 posted on 10/27/2005 10:45:18 AM PDT by smartin (The best predictor of future behavior is past behavior.)
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