Eyler confessed to at least 20 killings before dying in 1994 at an Illinois prison.
A victim of serial killer Larry Eyler, 19-year-old William Joseph Lewis, has been identified nearly 40 years after his remains were foundHuman remains found buried in 1983 at an abandoned Indiana farm have been identified as those of a Chicago teenager who was a victim of the late serial killer Larry Eyler, authorities said Tuesday.
In 1990, Eyler confessed to killing a Black male in July 1983 at a Newton County farm and described that male as being in his late teens or early 20s, said Pam Lauritzen, spokeswoman for the DNA Doe Project, a nonprofit that works to identify cold case victims.The Newton County Coroner's Office worked with the DNA Doe Project, Indiana State Police and the Identify Indiana Initiative to identify Bibbs nearly 40 years after his remains were discovered.
Newton County Coroner Scott McCord said he was working Tuesday on paperwork needed to get Bibbs' remains sent to his relatives for burial. He said the family is requesting privacy while they grieve.
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