On Wednesday, June 25, 1980, workers at the Sheraton Motor Inn in Galesburg, Illinois, found the body of William Kyle, a lumber salesman, brutally murdered in his hotel room.
To this day, Kyle’s murder remains unsolved, but the crime scene contains many similarities to that of Rose Burkert and Roger Atkison’s murder. In this episode, we cover what we know of the murder of William Kyle, and discuss the similarities and differences between the two scenes.
If you have any information on the murder of William Kyle, please contact the Knox County Sheriff’s Office at 309-345-3733
SOURCES:
- Peoria salesman killed at Galesburg Sheraton, June 26, 1980, The Daily Review Atlas
- Salesman slain in motel, June 26, 1980, The Quad City Times
- Motel murder lacks new clues, June 27, 1980, The Quad City Times
- Police reject tie of slaying, horror film, July 4, 1980, The Quad City Times
- Dodd, D’Anne, Galesburk link to deaths probed, September 16, 1980, The Quad City Times
- Arpy, Jim, Unsolved slayings form pockets of fear, September 19, 1980, The Quad City Times
- “Hotel Homicide”, The DNA of Murder with Paul Holes, October 12, 2019, Oxygen
If you have any information on any of the cold cases covered, you can submit a tip here: https://www.iowaattorneygeneral.gov/for-crime-victims/iowa-cold-case/cold-case-tip-form
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