The skeletal remains found in a car pulled from the Fox River in Elgin, Illinois this week was confirmed Thursday to be those of Karen Schepers — who was last seen nearly 42 years ago.

A car pulled from an Illinois river belonged to a woman missing since 1983, officials said. Photo by City of Elgin Distinct features of a car found at the bottom of an Illinois river helped ...

Police called for a wrecker to pull the woman’s car from the river ... The remains of the child, who was under two years old, were later found in the river, police confirmed.