Chicago cold case cracked, revealing identity of Army veteran missing since 1970s

The Cook County sheriff’s office has solved a cold case involving the identification of an unknown person buried in a Chicago Catholic cemetery, officials say.

Now police specializing in missing people and cold cases have discovered Seven’s identity in one of the most unusual investigations the Cook County sheriff’s office has pursued and one that could change state law. Using post-mortem fingerprints, investigators identified Seven as 75-year-old Reba C. Bailey, an Illinois veteran missing since the 1970s.