By: Las Vegas Now Staff
The three year search for a Henderson woman who disappeared in 2005 has come to a sad end. After extensive DNA testing, police in Illinois have confirmed that partial human remains they found in the central part of the state are that of Lindsay Harris.
Illinois State Police say they found the legs and pelvis of a woman back in May of 2005. A DNA profile was created and entered into the FBI's database. The investigators then began looking for missing women from around the country.
Investigators tested the DNA profile against a toothbrush taken from Harris' Henderson home and a match was made.
Harris was last seen on bank surveillance cameras making a deposit. Her car was later found at the Luxor Casino.
Officers say they are working closely with Henderson Police, who investigated the case as a missing person until the DNA match was made. The case is now being investigated as a homicide.
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Will this DNA thing result in some sort of national DNA database? I personally don’t think thats a very good idea…
Comment by Holland Lovey — May 14, 2008 @ 9:32 am
I am ill–thinking how long Lindsay’s family had to wait. Lindsay’s remains were found in 2005 and she is just now identified?!!! Why wasn’t she in CODIS?
So now we’ve found Melanie Sutton and Lindsay Harris–where is Jessie Foster??
Who is NCMLO looking for out in the dessert? http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=8368525&nav=menu102_2
Comment by Barbara — June 2, 2008 @ 8:54 pm
I am Jessie’s mom. Yes, we want to know where Jessie is. I do not want to wait any longer to find her - if Jessie is alive she needs to be brought home so she can RIP and we can start to heal.
It has been over 2 years without a clue.
My email is: jessiesmom@jessiefoster.ca if you want to contact me. Thank you. Glendene.
Comment by Glendene Grant — June 12, 2008 @ 4:39 pm