Investigators identify woman who was found in farmer's field with multiple stab wounds in 1990

TROY, Ill. (TCN) -- Investigators recently identified a woman whose remains were found in a soybean field nearly 35 years ago. According to the Madison County Sheriff's Office, a farmer discovered a woman's body in a field on July 20, 1990. Responding detectives determined the victim died of homicidal violence, and she had been left there for approximately a week before the discovery. In a press conference reviewed by KSDK-TV, Madison County Sheriff Jeff Connor said the woman's body was in an advanced state of decomposition, and genetic genealogy company Othram noted she had mu