Details of a “breakthrough” in the 1972 murder of Naperville teen Julie Ann Hanson are to be announced Friday morning by Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall and Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow.
Naperville Police Department In 1972, 15-year-old Julia Ann Hanson was found dead in an Illinois cornfield. The teen had been raped and stabbed at least 36 times.Her family has been “haunted” by the unsolved crime ever since, but finally, after a nearly 50-year wait, authorities say they are bringing her killer to justice.On Friday, 76-year-old Barry Lee Whelpley was arrested in connection with the July 1972 slaying, Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall and Will County State’s Attorney James