Rick Danzl
A Ford F-150 pickup belonging to Ryan Katcher of Oakwood, who has been missing since Nov. 5, 2000, is pulled from Clear Pond at Kickapoo State Park near Danville on Tuesday. An autopsy will be performed on Katcher's body.
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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