Shana Jaros was an 18-year-old who had just moved into her own apartment when she was murdered on November 1, 1995. She hosted a small Halloween gathering the night before; her father briefly brought a younger brother by around 9:30 pm and left without noticing anything amiss. The party ended around midnight.

A neighbor reported hearing scuffling at about 4:46 am but did not see anyone enter or leave or hear screams. At about 6:50 am the landlady next door found Shana’s door ajar, looked inside, and discovered Shana’s fully clothed, bloody body partially covered by a quilt. Coroners estimated time of death at around 4:00 am; she had been stabbed more than fifty times in the upper chest and neck and her throat had been slit. Over 200 pieces of evidence were collected for forensic analysis but no leads were identified, and the case remains unsolved.

Anyone with information about Shana’s 1995 murder is asked to contact Illinois State Police Zone 6 Investigations at 217-324-2515 or Crimestoppers at 1-800-352-0136. If you knew Shana or saw anything that night, please come forward.