GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) — Human remains found in a west central Illinois storage unit have been identified as those of a former police chief.
The remains discovered last fall are those of Richard R. Young, 71, the former Maquon village police chief, the Knox County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.
The sheriff’s office received confirmation of the identity Tuesday after taking DNA from the decomposed remains and comparing it to samples from Young’s relatives.
The remains were found Oct. 7, 2022, at Roberts Self Storage in Maquon after Knox County deputies responded to a complaint about an odor coming from the storage unit.
It’s not clear how Young died.
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Maquon is about 150 miles (241 kilometers) southwest of Chicago.
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