Could the Lane Bryant killer have been someone already known to law enforcement? Delia investigates a massive former mental health facility located minutes from Brookside Marketplace that former employees and official records describe as deeply troubled. As she uncovers underground tunnel systems, a new lead connected to victim Connie Woolfolk, and major flaws in the Illinois convicted offender database, new questions emerge about whether the suspect slipped through systemic failures.
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- The Village of Tinley Park Former Mental Health Center Property https://www.tinleypark.org/government/current_projects/state_campus_property.php
- Chicago Tribune: Judge hears tales of alleged abuse to mental health patients. By Charles Mount and Robert Davis. Published October 4, 1986. Accessed October 28, 2025. Via newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/388677871/?match=1&terms=Tinley%20Park%20Mental%20Heath%20employee%20arrest
- Southtown Star: Mental health audit finds few problems. By Diane Ross. Published April 9, 2000. Accessed October 22, 2025. Via newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/537580427/?match=1&terms=Tinley%20Park%20Mental%20Heath%20Center
- Southtown Star: ‘We ought to have a better system’ By Patrick Ferrell. Published October 23, 2005. Accessed October 22, 2025. Via newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/image/538965923/?terms=Tinley%20Park%20Mental%20Health%20Center
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- CBS News: Psychologist Accused of Sex Crime With Hospital Patient. By staff. Published January 21, 2011. Accessed October 28, 2025. https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/psychologist-accused-of-sex-crime-with-mental-health-patient/
- Southtown Star (Tinley Park, IL): Recent murder linked to Lane Bryant case? by Kristen Schorsch. Published June 27, 2008. Accessed April 4, 2025 via Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/image/538757214
- The Dispatch (Moline, IL): Possible link between killings by Associated Press. Published June 28, 2008. Accessed April 4, 2025 via Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/image/341515377
- Sourced: Southtown Star (Tinley Park, IL): Cops Probe Possible Crime Links by Eric Herman, Annie Sweeney & Kristen Schorsch. Published August 1, 2008. Accessed April 4, 2025 via Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/image/538811181
- Southtown Star (Tinley Park, IL): The Ongoing Chase by Kristen Schorsch. Published August 3, 2008. Accessed April 4, 2025 via Newspapers.com. https://www.newspapers.com/image/538812213
- Chicago Tribune: DNA law misses 50,000 felons released in Illinois. By Megan Twohey. Published August 31st, 2009. Accessed December 31, 2025. https://www.chicagotribune.com/2009/08/31/dna-law-misses-50000-felons-released-in-illinois/
- NBC Chicago: Missed opportunities. By BJ Lutz. Published August 31, 2009. Accessed December 31, 2025. https://www.nbcchicago.com/local/illinois-felon-dna-law-missed-opportunities/1860500/
- Prison Legal News: 50,000 Illinois Felons Released Without DNA Collection. By staff. Published June 10, 2010. Accessed December 31, 2025. https://www.prisonlegalnews.org/news/2010/jun/15/50000-illinois-felons-released-without-dna-collection/
- Chicago Police Department 2008 Annual Report A Year in Review https://www.chicagopolice.org/wp-content/uploads/legacy/2014/12/2008-Annual-Report.pdf
