Ashley Tankersley, 37, of Elmwood, Illinois, was found dead on August 22, 2021, in a ditch near U.S. Route 150 and Philander Chase Lane, west of Kickapoo. The Peoria County Coroner, Jamie Harwood, reported she had sustained multiple gunshot wounds to her torso and was pronounced dead at 1:49 a.m. at OSF HealthCare Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria after being transported unresponsive, not breathing and without a pulse.

Investigators identified a suspect, 35-year-old Joshua A. McGee of Peoria, who was taken into custody later that day and charged with first-degree murder in connection with Tankersley’s death. McGee was also indicted on two counts of first-degree murder and one count of unlawful use of a weapon by a felon; he was being held in the Peoria County Jail as the case proceeded through the courts.

Does anyone have information about Tankersley’s movements or contacts in the hours before she was found?