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Oct 27, 2021 · Peru, Illinois CNN — The disappearance and death of Jelani Day left a mother heartbroken, a family grieving and a community with more questions than answers. Amid the questions are clues. His car...
Oct 25, 2021 · Tuesday, Oct. 19: Jelani is buried in Danville. His burial is attended by the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the civil rights leader and former presidential candidate. Jackson calls Jelani’s death a “murder” and that it “smells like another Emmett Till case all over again.”
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Oct 12, 2021 · Details surrounding what exactly happened to Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day are scarce, but answers are “still going to take some time,” according to the coroner.
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Aug 24, 2023 · It’s been two years since Jelani Day, a graduate student at Illinois State University, disappeared and was later found dead in the Illinois River. The coroner said the cause of death was...
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Dec 5, 2021 · The grieving mother of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day has begged the FBI to take over his case as his death remains a mystery more than three months after his body was...
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Oct 1, 2021 · Jelani Jesse Javontae Day was born on a pre-summer Saturday in June 1996. At 7 pounds, 9 ounces, and 21 inches long, he was the fourth of his parents’ (Carmen and Seve Day) five children, and the youngest of three sons.
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Sep 24, 2021 · A body found earlier this month has been identified by the coroner of LaSalle County, Illinois, as missing graduate student Jelani Day, police announced Thursday. The 25-year-old had been...
