Wynnette Werkheiser, missing Illinois, found dead in car, upside down in creek
Wynnette Werkheiser, a missing Illinois woman, was found dead on Sunday in her car, upside down in a creek near the Indiana – Illinois state line.
Werkheiser was discovered missing by her husband on Saturday night.
The Warren County Sheriff’s Office says Werkheiser’s 1996 Chrysler Concorde had left a county road for unknown reasons and landed on its top in a creek. Werkheiser’s death remains under investigation.
The body of 50-year-old Werkheiser of Rossville, Illinois, comes after reports that she left her job in Lafayette, Indiana around 11pm on Saturday but never arrived home.
He husband, Morris, began backtracking and found the car, called 911, but it was too late.
Morris Werkheiser Sr passed away in 2011. Our thoughts and prayers are with this family during this time of tragedy.
Wyn (Wynette) Werkheiser and Morris Werkheiser photo facebook
