MUS-2026-0579
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MUS-2026-0579
Homicide
- Incident
- 1991
- Indexed
- Oct 31, 2026, by MuseUnsolved
- Agency
- Wheeling Police Department
- Location
- Wheeling IL
Public record. Index entry.
Index entry. Case details compiled from public reporting; our researchers have not verified this file yet.
Summary
What happened, as the record shows.
Jamie Lynn Santos, 27, had felt unwell on October 27, 1991, cancelled her bookings, and rented movies at her home at 1765 Stonehedge Court in Wheeling, Illinois. At about 11:30 a.m. on October 28, an unidentified man called 911 from a pay phone to report a woman not breathing at that address and hung up. Paramedics found Santos smothered with a pillow, with signs of a struggle and no forced entry. The caller has never been identified, and police have not determined whether he was involved or was a bystander. Evidence was submitted for DNA testing in 2011. Her sister Laurie has kept the case public. No one has been arrested or charged.
Timeline
What the record establishes.
- October 28, 1991
An unidentified man calls 911 from a pay phone at about 11:30 a.m. to report a woman not breathing; paramedics find Santos at 1765 Stonehedge Court.
- 2011
Evidence from the case is submitted for DNA testing.
Key people
The people in the file.
27, of Wheeling, Illinois. Found on October 28, 1991 in her home at 1765 Stonehedge Court after an unidentified man called 911 from a pay phone.
Her sister, who has kept the case public.
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