﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:26:36 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Cash For Tips</title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/rss/441</link><atom:link href="http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/rss/441" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Looking for information in cold cases]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/looking-for-information-in-cold-cases</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/1218/CrimeStoppers-Blank.jpg" length="57644"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ Crime Stoppers is seeking tips or any information which might be helpful in solving the below listed homicides which have occurred in Sangamon County in past years . In some instances, these tragic criminal acts occurred many years ago and although the cases are not forgotten, new information has not materialized for a long period of time. New information is needed in all of these cases and it is hoped that, over time, someone has decided to come forward with information which might help investigators. 

 
  
   
     Victim(s)  
     Date  
     Location  
   
   
    Anthony Gant ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2016 02:27:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/looking-for-information-in-cold-cases</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Information sought in 2006 shooting death]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-sought-in-2006-shooting-death</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/1210/121023530444_BG1.JPG" length="53728"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  Victims:  Santiago D. Roberts & Victor A. Chairs 
 Date of Incident:  March 14, 2006 
 Address of Incident:  918 W. Maple North, Springfield 

 On Tuesday, March 14th, 2006 at approximately 0645 hours the Springfield Police Department was called to 918 W. Maple North regarding two people that were found inside the residence shot to death. The two were identified as the resident of the home Santiago D. Roberts M/B DOB 01/01/84 and his friend Victor A. Chairs M/B DOB 11/26/84. During the course of the double homicide investigation a suspect was identified and interviewed. Unfortunately, ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Sep 2016 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-sought-in-2006-shooting-death</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Information needed on double homicide cold case]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-needed-on-double-homicide-cold-case</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/1207/1207BothPictures.png" length="298682"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  Victims:  Christopher B. Nesch & James L. Crews 
 Location of Incident:  2035 Grant Street Springfield, IL (Laketown) 
 Date of Incident:  12/08/12 

 On December 8, 2012 at approximately 3:40 am, Deputies from the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to the 2000 block of Grant Street in Springfield in the Laketown area regarding multiple gun shots which were heard in the area. Upon arrival, deputies found victims Christopher Nesch and James Crews who had been shot multiple times. Both Christopher Nesch and James Crews had been sitting in a vehicle which was parked on the ...]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2016 01:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-needed-on-double-homicide-cold-case</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Information sought in 2006 cold case (Freddie Williams)]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-sought-in-2006-cold-case-freddie-williams</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/1202/FreddieLWilliams.jpg" length="6947"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  Victim:  Freddie L. Williams 
 Location of Incident:  11th & Reynolds 
 Date of Incident:  June 8, 2006 

 On Thursday, June 8, 2006 at approximately 5:01 a.m., Springfield Police Officers were dispatched to the area of 11th and Reynolds for a reported stabbing. Upon arrival, officers located the victim, Freddy L. Williams (M/B/10-23-47). Williams was conscious when officers arrived and he was bleeding from a stab wound to his chest. He said he had just returned home from dropping his girlfriend off at work. Williams said he was walking up to his residence when a black male jumped out ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2016 17:23:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-sought-in-2006-cold-case-freddie-williams</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Information sought in 2007 Shooting (Alfred W. Dixon)]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-sought-in-2007-shooting-alfred-w-dixon</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/199/AlfredWDixon.jpg" length="9522"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  Date of Incident:  May 22, 2007 
 Location of Incident:  5th & South Grand Ave, Springfield 
 Victim:  Alfred Dixon 

 On the May 22, 2007 at 3:48 am the Sangamon County Central Dispatch System received a 9-1-1 call in reference to a black male that was lying in the roadway at the intersection of 5th and South Grand. The male was bleeding and was not breathing. Multiple motorists had stopped to give the male, later identified as Alfred W Dixon (DOB 06/15/1957), chest compressions while the Springfield Fire Department, America Ambulance, and the Springfield Police Department were en ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:46:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-sought-in-2007-shooting-alfred-w-dixon</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Information sought in two shootings]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-sought-in-two-shootings</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/193/ColdCase-7-27-16.jpg" length="33380"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  Date of Incident:  August 1, 2003 
 Address of Incident:  1315 E. Cook 
 Victims:  Shameka Wright & Jared Womack 

 On the evening of August 1st, 2003 the Springfield Police Dispatch received a 9-1-1 call from an unknown hysterical juvenile female caller who reported that her mom had been shot at 1315 E. Cook. A few minutes later a second call was received from an adult male requesting an ambulance because a girl had been shot. The dispatcher attempted to get a name of the caller but he said, “The paramedics are here” and then hung up. Firefighters and ambulance personnel responded to ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2016 18:33:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-sought-in-two-shootings</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Information sought on missing person cold case]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-sought-on-missing-person-cold-case</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/189/MichelleBianco.jpg" length="21423"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  Date of Incident:  April 5, 2008 
 Location:  1236 N. Oaklane Road 
 Victim:  Michelle Bianco 

 Michelle Bianco was last seen and heard from on April 5th, 2008 at her cousin’s home at the 2100 block of South Grand Avenue East in Springfield. At the time Michelle had blond shoulder length hair and blue eyes. She was described as being a white female standing 5’7” tall and weighing 112 pounds. She was reported missing by her boyfriend who discovered her missing when he returned home from an out of town trip on April 6, 2008. No family or friends have spoken to her since she was last seen ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2016 19:32:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/information-sought-on-missing-person-cold-case</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Seeking information about 2013 death of Norma Lipskis]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/seeking-information-about-2013-death-of-norma-lipskis</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/187/18712011119_838524702912414_2636952422761884507_n.jpg" length="46670"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  Victim:  Norma Lipskis 
 Location of Incident:  6 Willimantic Dr. Rochester, IL 
 Date of Incident:  July 25th, 2013 

 On July 25th 2013 at approximately 9:38 pm, Rochester Police Department responded to 6 Willimantic Road in reference to a 70 year old female lying on the bathroom floor. The female, later identified as Norma Lipskis, was found by responding Officer’s lying unconscious on the bathroom floor. After medical personnel had arrived at the house, it was determined Norma had passed away. 

 On the morning of July 29th 2013, the Sangamon County Sheriff's Office was contacted ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2016 02:35:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/seeking-information-about-2013-death-of-norma-lipskis</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Seeking information about 2012 shooting of Landis Bates]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/seeking-information-about-2012-shooting-of-landis-bates</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/183/183AR160619691.jpg" length="7145"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[  Victim: Landis Bates 
 Location of Incident:  1510 Melrose 
 Date of Incident:  August 18, 2012 

 On August 18, 2012 at 1:52 am the Springfield Police Department received a call reporting that a shooting had just occurred at the Sandtrap Tavern located at 1510 E Melrose. Officers arrived to find the victim Landis M. Bates, a male black DOB 08/25/89 lying at the northeast corner of Melrose and Foxbridge Road. Landis was transported to Memorial Medical Center where he died from a gunshot wound. 

 Landis Bates had been at the Sandtrap Tavern to celebrate his girlfriend’s birthday when ...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2016 01:07:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/seeking-information-about-2012-shooting-of-landis-bates</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Seeking information about 2010 death]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/seeking-information-about-2010-death</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/177/177Jones.jpg" length="88021"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ On 9/30/10 at 3:22 pm Officers were called to the 3800 block of South 2nd Street in Springfield for a one vehicle accident in which a car had run off the road into a corn field. Deputies arrived and found James L Jones (M/B 08/04/77) inside the vehicle unresponsive. He was transported to Memorial Medical Center where it was determined that he had been the victim of a fatal gunshot wound, he was pronounced deceased at the hospital. 

 Investigators determined that multiple shots had been fired at the 4000 block of Treviso Drive in the parking lot of an apartment complex so the homicide was ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2016 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/seeking-information-about-2010-death</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Seeking information about 2014 shooting death]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/seeking-information-about-2014-shooting-death</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/174/AR-160519469[1].jpg" length="9548"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ Deandre M. Atkinson, 17, was shot in the parking lot of the Victoria Village apartment complex about 8:30 p.m. Sept. 24, 2014. The incident occurred as Atkinson and his friends were walking to his vehicle, which was in the parking lot of the apartment complex at 2404 Ladley Court, north of Stevenson Drive. An unidentified black man dressed in dark clothing approached the group and shot Atkinson and his 18-year-old friend. 

 Atkinson was taken to Memorial Medical Center and pronounced dead at 9:44 p.m. that night. An autopsy indicated he died from multiple gunshot injuries. The 18-year-old ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 May 2016 19:37:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/seeking-information-about-2014-shooting-death</guid></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[SuperUser Account]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Program initiated to help resolve unsolved homicide cases]]></title><link>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/program-initiated-to-help-resolve-unsolved-homicide-cases</link><enclosure type="image/jpg" url="http://www.cashfortips.us/Portals/0/EasyDNNNews/171/13094391_492409914303224_5198314676775326300_n.jpg" length="39688"></enclosure><description><![CDATA[ Crime Stoppers of Sangamon and Menard Counties has announced a new incentive which is designed to help resolve unsolved homicide cases by providing a significantly larger reward than is usually given. The Cold Case program will offer rewards of $5,000 to individuals who provide information leading to the arrest of suspects in unsolved homicide cases. 

 There are more than four dozen unsolved homicides in Sangamon and Menard Counties, some of which go back a number of decades. Detectives have run out of new information and are at dead ends on a many of these cases. While it might not be ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 May 2016 18:17:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>http://www.cashfortips.us/Archives/Cold-Cases/program-initiated-to-help-resolve-unsolved-homicide-cases</guid></item></channel></rss>