Friday, July 4, 2008 East Central Illinois

UI student's body found

By Noelle McGee
Wednesday, July 26, 2006 2:16 PM CDT

RURAL OAKWOOD – Tuesday's discovery of Ryan Katcher's body and truck in a Kickapoo State Park pond lifted the shroud of mystery surrounding the Oakwood man's disappearance more than 5 years ago.

While sending the family into mourning, it also provided closure for his mother, Linda Griffith, who has been searching for the 19-year-old college student since he went missing on Nov. 5, 2000.

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