Missing Grad Student Jelani Day Dead at 25

Essence Magazine:

Source: Twitter By Essence ·September 23, 2021 Updated

On Thursday, missing 25-year-old Jelani Day has been identified as the man pulled from the Illinois River earlier this month. According to NBC, his identity was determined using “forensic dental identification and DNA testing.” 

Day’s body was spotted on September 4th. He had been reported missing by family and professor. 

He was in the portion of the river near a suburb in the Southwest area of Chicago

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