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Patrenia Butler-Turner was missing for nearly a decade when authorities announced a tragic breakthrough.

Police investigators had found her skeletal remains behind a storage facility off Highway 111 in Pontoon Beach, IL. The Madison County State‘s Attorney charged 57-year-old Roger Dale Sutton with her murder.

Now, nearly two years later, Sutton is on trial for Butler-Turner’s murder. During opening statements at trial, FOX 2 learned the defendant’s own nephew is the one responsible for helping police and prosecutors solve the case.

Beyer testified that a Christmas commercial in 2022 motivated him to finally tell police that he saw his uncle strangle a woman to death during a crack cocaine-fueled night in 2013. He told jurors he’d been haunted every waking hour since, until he brought himself to walk into the Pontoon Beach Police Department to tell investigators where to find the body.

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SUMMARY: Lamar Johnson, wrongfully convicted of murder for 28 years, is starting a new job with Delaware’s Public Works Department. He completed the Urban League’s Save Our Sons and Sisters program, which equips individuals with job skills and resources, helping thousands find employment. Mayor Reggie Jones praised Johnson’s resilience and determination to reintegrate into the community. The program teaches essential life and soft skills, providing incentives and wardrobe assistance. Johnson’s journey reflects a significant transformation, inspiring others as he returns to work and strives to rebuild his life. His first day on the job is tomorrow.

Dellwood Mayor Reggie Jones needed a new public works employee. He turned to the Save Our Sons and Sisters program at the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis for help.

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SUMMARY: Thelma Mothershed, the oldest member of the Little Rock Nine, has passed away at the age of 83. She rose to national prominence as one of nine African-American students who helped desegregate Little Rock Central High School in 1957. Mothershed later earned a master’s degree from Southern Illinois University and spent 28 years teaching in the East St. Louis School District. She is the second member of the Little Rock Nine to die, following Jefferson Thomas. Her contributions played a significant role in the civil rights movement, marking an important chapter in American history.

Mothershed-Wair became a national hero as one of the nine African American students involved in the desegregation of Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957. She died Saturday at a hospital in Little Rock due to complications from multiple sclerosis.

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