Amy J. Finney, 42, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, was found dead September 1, 2025. Deputies issued an alert for a gray 2007 Ford Escape linked to a reported homicide near Mount Vernon. A Christopher police officer located the vehicle on Illinois Highway 148; during a felony stop near Du Quoin, officers conducted a protective sweep and discovered Finney’s body inside. The Perry County Coroner took custody of the body.

Early investigative findings indicate the fatal shooting occurred during a domestic dispute inside the couple’s rural home on North Illinois Highway 148 and that the body was later transported in the vehicle. Records list the cause as an apparent gunshot wound. Her husband, 51-year-old John W. Finney of rural Mount Vernon, was detained at the stop, later booked into the Jefferson County Jail and charged with first-degree murder; no other suspects have been announced.

Did anyone in the area see the gray 2007 Ford Escape or have information about the Finneys’ residence or movements around September 1, 2025?