January 13, 2023 • 34 mins
In 1988, a brilliant and well-liked veterinary medicine student was stabbed to death in her apartment near the campus of the University of Illinois.
Police have re-opened the investigation several times over the years, but Maria Caleel's killer has never been identified.
Maria's case has a small but devoted following on the Remembering Maria Caleel Facebook page, which was created by law enforcement with the family's blessing. https://www.facebook.com/rememberingmariacaleel/
The reward for information in the case is now $50,000. Several scholarships and grants have been started in Maria's name.
Urbana police have set up an email account devoted solely to solving the 1988 murder of Maria Caleel: caleelcase@urbanaillinois.us
Sources include the Decatur, IL Herald & Review, UPI, AP, Gannett News Service, the Palm Beach Post, the Chicago Tribune with reporting by John O'Brien, Chad Carlton, and Christy Gutowski, the News-Gazette with reporting by Paul Wood.
Police have re-opened the investigation several times over the years, but Maria Caleel's killer has never been identified.
Maria's case has a small but devoted following on the Remembering Maria Caleel Facebook page, which was created by law enforcement with the family's blessing. https://www.facebook.com/rememberingmariacaleel/
The reward for information in the case is now $50,000. Several scholarships and grants have been started in Maria's name.
Urbana police have set up an email account devoted solely to solving the 1988 murder of Maria Caleel: caleelcase@urbanaillinois.us
Sources include the Decatur, IL Herald & Review, UPI, AP, Gannett News Service, the Palm Beach Post, the Chicago Tribune with reporting by John O'Brien, Chad Carlton, and Christy Gutowski, the News-Gazette with reporting by Paul Wood.
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