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Lisa Stebic Disappearance | 04/17/2009 12:00 pm

Renewed Hope? New Developments in Case of Missing Illinois Mom Lisa Stebic (Video)

By The Staff at wowOwow.com
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There may be some new developments in the Lisa Stebic case.

April 30 marks two years since the Plainfield, IL, mother of two went missing. Her husband, Craig Stebic, who says he was in the backyard when she disappeared, has been named a person of interest in the case, but was never named a suspect. His lawyer still denies any wrongdoing by his client. But now, reports say there has been some development, although officials in charge of the case won’t give specifics.

"It’s still an active investigation. Law enforcement continues to pursue leads. There have been developments that have occurred. They are NOT going to cause a resolve in the case, but give a clearer picture of what happened to Lisa," Charles Pelkie, spokesman for the Will County State Attorney’s Office, told local ABC affiliate WLS.

Lisa’s cousin and her family’s spokeswoman, Melanie Greenberg, told MSNBC this morning that the family is hopeful even the smallest lead will turn up more clues.

"For Lisa’s family, it’s very encouraging to know this is not a cold case," Greenberg said. The family has offered a $75,000 reward for information leading to Lisa and is selling magnets to boost awareness of her case on findlisastebic.com.

Lisa’s family has never been convinced of Craig Stebic’s innocence. They said he never came to vigils held for her after the 38-year-old went missing in the summer of 2007, they questioned why he refused to take a polygraph and were especially concerned because the couple was in the process of filing for divorce when Lisa went missing. He has custody of the Stebics’ two children, ages 13 and 12.

"We always wondered why Craig never came to a single search, never came to the vigils we held for Lisa. It would make anyone wonder," Greenberg said Friday. The children have "gone two years without their mother … they don’t have answers the same way Lisa’s family doesn’t have answers."

Here’s one of the many video tributes made for Lisa by her family. Anyone with any information on her case is encouraged to call 815-267-7217. 

 

3 Reader Comments (so far…) Sign In or Register to comment

DeBúrca obj
I have read this article twice and do not find any ‘new developments" in the case. What am I missing?
By DeBúrca obj on 04/17/2009 4:38 pm
Deena B.

Maybe authorities are just being really circumspect, but it doesn’t sound like there are any new developments to me either.  

By Deena B. on 04/17/2009 6:17 pm
Irish Eyes NY

It sounds like the husband did it. The husband is always the first suspect to be questioned. So he was in the back yard when she disappeared, huh?

what a piece of work he must be.

By Irish Eyes NY on 04/18/2009 1:08 pm