Post by TheWebDetective on Mar 14, 2024 16:14:18 GMT -5
Law enforcement in Cook County, Illinois are looking at a cold case of the murder of a convenience store clerk in 1997. AMW at least featured this case in March, 1999. From the AMW archive.
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Police in Cook County Illinois are looking for the person who fired one fatal shot, killing a convenience store clerk in 1997.
Cops say, on April 17, 1997 Robert Collins, the overnight clerk at the Shell station in Orland Park, Illinois was alone in the store when a lone person entered the store, fired one shot at Robert and left. Robert died hours later. Police are unsure whether or not the shooting was a botched robbery. No money was taken.
Months after the shooting, Cook County Sheriff's Police received a phone call from a man named Bob Reynolds from Poole (sp) Trucking Company. He gave police details about the case they were not publicized. Suddenly, Reynolds hung up. Police do not consider him a suspect, but want to talk to him and find out everything he knows about the shooting. Shell has offered a $20,000 reward leading to the arrest and conviction of the shooter."
Thoughts? There's really not much to go on. Even the "Bob Reynolds" angle doesn't give us much.
If you have any information concerning this case, please contact the Cook County Sheriff’s Police at (708)-865-4700:
www.cookcountysheriffil.gov/contact/
web.archive.org/web/20010212052831fw_/http://www.amw.com/site/archives/19990320/unrcollins.html
www.cookcountysheriffil.gov/case/robert-collins/
www.chicagotribune.com/1997/04/17/night-clerk-at-gas-station-is-found-slain/
