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Half-brother and wife charged in connection to human arm with Packers tattoo found in Illinois lake

Headline from We Are Green Bay

LAKE MATTOON, Ill. (WFRV) - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation have arrested two suspects as part of a death investigation after boaters spotted a floating human arm in Lake Mattoon last month.

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  1. Fox32 Chicago

    Severed arm in Illinois lake: Court records say body parts found in freezer, half-brother claimed self-defense (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Editor's note: This story contains graphic details that may be disturbing to some readers. Viewer discretion is advised. New details have emerged in the case of a severed arm bearing a distinctive Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers tattoo that was recovered from an Illinois lake, leading investigat…

  2. MyStateline

    New court records reveal grisly details in Illinois lake dismemberment case (opens MyStateline)

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    Two Plainfield-area residents have been charged with dismembering and concealing the body of 38-year-old Dalewayne Turner, after boaters discovered a severed arm in Lake Mattoon, with authorities alleging the suspects used bleach, repainted the house, and disposed of the remains in weighted trash ba…

  3. Fox News

    Tattooed arm in Illinois lake leads police to freezer with slain man’s head, neck and torso (opens Fox News)

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    An Illinois man fatally stabbed his half-brother and worked with the victim's wife to dismember and hide the remains, according to authorities.

  4. We Are Green Bay

    Half-brother and wife charged in connection to human arm with Packers tattoo found in Illinois lake (opens We Are Green Bay)

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    LAKE MATTOON, Ill. (WFRV) - Illinois State Police (ISP) Division of Criminal Investigation have arrested two suspects as part of a death investigation after boaters spotted a floating human arm in Lake Mattoon last month.