At the intersection of Saddle Club Road and North Miller Lake Lane in Jefferson County, Illinois.
An overview of the area where Beth Rogers Bentley’s remains were found — ©Google Maps, November 2019

A MURDER RUNS THROUGH IT

Benedetta “Beth” Rogers Bentley

Leslie Stahlhut
A Murder Runs Through It
9 min readNov 30, 2019

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I first learned of the case of Benedetta “Beth” Rogers Bentley in October of 2019. I came across an article that reported how — after twenty-two months — “severely burned” human remains found in Jefferson County near Mt. Vernon, Illinois — one of the last places she was reported to have been — were identified as belonging…

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Leslie Stahlhut
A Murder Runs Through It

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