Kathleen A. Goebeler - I-88 is an east/west toll way which connects the Quad Cities with Chicago, Illinois (very rural in nature). Near Milepost 28.5, off of I-88
Name:
Kathleen A. Goebeler
A.K.A.
Kathleen Johnson
Race:
White
Gender:
Female
Date of Birth:
November 12, 1956
Height:
5'01"
Weight:
105
Hair:
Brown
Eyes:
Green
On 5/20/86, Illinois State Police (ISP) District 01 responded to an area of abandoned railroad tracks located on the south side of I-88, milepost 28.5, wherein a citizen had discovered the decomposed skeletal remains of a white female now identified as Kathleen A. Goebeler, DOB: 11-12-1956, 5'01", 105 pounds. Kathleen's maiden name is Johnson. Her last known address was Mckees Rocks, Pennsylvania, which is a subrub of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Kathleen was last seen between April 11th and 18th, 1986, in Mckees Rocks, Pennsylvania.
It is known that Goebeler would hitch-hike as a means of transportation. Goebeler was known to have worked in strip clubs in the Pittsburgh, Pa. area, Atlantic City, New Jersey area and possibly the northwest West Virginia area.
Geographic information regarding the area wherein the female was found: I-88 is an east/west toll way which connects the Quad Cities with Chicago, Illinois (very rural in nature). This location was approximately 120 miles west of Chicago. At the time of death, I-88 was still Illinois Route 5, a four lane highway. The body was found approximately 45' south of the roadway across a barbed wire fence in a sparsely wooded area.
The photo included with this Unsovled Crime information is a reconstructed photo.
If you have any information please contact Sergeant Jerome Costliow, 815/632-4010 ext. 283
