Kathy Halle was 19 when she disappeared from North Aurora, Illinois, on March 29, 1979. She left her Volks Court home to pick up her sister at the Northgate Shopping Center in Aurora but never arrived. Her body was found in the Fox River on April 24, 1979.

The case remained cold for decades. After a 2019 familial DNA match tied Bruce Lindahl to another murder, authorities reopened multiple cold cases. By 2020 North Aurora police and partner agencies submitted preserved evidence from Halle’s case for modern DNA testing. In August 2024 DNA Labs International reported that DNA on Halle’s clothing was overwhelmingly likely to have come from Lindahl. Investigators concluded Lindahl abducted Halle from her apartment complex parking lot and left her body in the Fox River. Lindahl died in 1981 and therefore cannot be charged.

The family received confirmation of who was responsible after 45 years. Does anyone have information about Kathy’s last known movements or the Northgate Shopping Center area that could add detail to the timeline?