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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 20, 2003
Page
1
Local feature highlights LeRoy Lockridge’s passion for flowers with a charming profile from Carbondale. Includes brief notes on community garden interest and nearby events.
An autopsy shows Chester Grade School pupil Kendra Swan aged 8 was sexually assaulted by her father Jamie Swan before he strangled her early Saturday. Perryville police say the girl was last seen entering her father's bedroom around 1 a.m. Saturday. Police found Kendra dead after a 911 call at 7:53 a.m. Jamie Swan remains at large as investigators pursue leads including an abandoned vehicle report along County Road 359.
Kendra Swan eight of Chester died Saturday morning in a homicide at the hands of her father Jamie Swan of Perryville Missouri who then hanged himself. Donations for burial expenses are requested at First Bank Chester state street and by calling (618) 826-2334 for more information on the fund.
The U S Penitentiary at Marion has housed infamous figures from Mafia leader John Gotti to spies and political militants. It witnessed high profile escape efforts including Garrett Trapnell and Barbara Oswald, with her daughter later hijacking a jetliner. Three guards died at the facility. Page 2A.
West Frankfort resident Larry Warren is named the newest Rend Lake Conservancy District board member, replacing Ken Gray who resigns June 1. Warren, 67, will be officially appointed at the May 27 City Council meeting amid RLCD controversy including recent firings and a misappropriation audit.
Marion, Williamson County’s largest city, enjoys a booming retail economy and rising tax revenues. Finance commissioner Bob Boyt says the city is in very good shape financially as home rule, industrial growth, and new housing lift the budget. Murphysboro faces a projected $250000 deficit as the regional series compares debt.
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