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Lolly Chavez

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Eulalia Mylia "Lolly" Chavez (1959 - September 5, 1986), previously known as Summerfield Jane Doe, was a woman who was found murdered on September 6, 1986, in Illinois. The site was just outside the small town of Summerfield.

She is possibly a victim of convicted rapist, murderer, and alleged serial killer Larry DeWayne Hall.

Background[]

Eulalia Chavez was born in Costa Rica in 1959. Chavez and her brother were adopted as children and lived in Palo Alto, California. She ran away from home several times, and her adoptive mother last saw her in 1976. She was known to hitchhike across the country to attend concerts and had one child, a daughter. Her adoptive mother received numerous phone calls over the years from individuals claiming to have seen her daughter in different states.

Case[]

On September 6, 1986, a farmer discovered her naked body in a cornfield just outside the small town of Summerfield in St. Clair County, Illinois. She died from strangulation inflicted with a piece of her clothing. A post-mortem examination revealed signs of sexual mutilation, including an attempt to remove her reproductive organs. She also lacked defensive wounds on her body. Authorities noted that her killer left behind small, western-style boot prints.

A police officer also recalled finding scattered clothes and personal items, including a set of silverware and a salt and pepper shaker. Her case garnered attention in the Metro-East area, and she became known to locals as "Summerfield Jane Doe" and "The Summerfield Woman." Local newspapers published a photo from her autopsy and sketches of her to help identify her. Despite the investigative efforts, authorities were unable to put a name to either Chavez or her killer. She was buried at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Belleville, Illinois, under a gravestone bearing the phrase "Jane Doe: Known Only to God."

On July 20, 1990, an unidentified woman was found murdered similarly to Chavez in the neighboring area of Madison County, Illinois. Road maintenance workers discovered her naked body in a bean field in Jarvis Township. The woman was stabbed and likely sexually assaulted and mutilated. There was no evidence of defensive wounds on the victim.

Identification[]

A fingerprint hit on the FBI's highly advanced fingerprint-matching system finally led to her identification in 2007. Her adoptive mother donated her body to the University of Tennessee for medical research. After her identification, Larry DeWayne Hall, a convicted rapist, murderer, and potential serial killer, was named as a possible suspect. In a letter to a St. Louis television reporter in 2008, Hall implied he picked her up while she was hitchhiking and killed her. He admitted to more than 35 murders over the years but has since recanted all of them.

He has been named a suspect in up to 50 disappearances and murders throughout the United States from June 28, 1982, to September 23, 1993. Hall, born in Wabash, Indiana, on December 11, 1962, was described as antisocial and unable to form platonic or romantic relationships. He graduated high school and started working as a janitor. He was interested in Civil War reenactments and drove to and from these events in his van. It's believed that he primarily stalked and abducted young girls and women who were alone outside.

Some alleged victims disappeared while outside in the area they resided in, and others were hitchhiking. Hall likely sexually assaulted, mutilated, stabbed, and/or strangled his victims on the way to or from reenactments. The majority of his alleged victims were left in areas throughout the Midwest. St. Clair County authorities found that the boot prints left at Chavez's crime scene were consistent with the footwear that Hall wore at the time. They later questioned him at FCC Butner, a federal prison complex near Butner, North Carolina.

Hall avoided the subject of her murder during the interview, and authorities left the prison without any significant new information. Authorities informed him about DNA being collected from Chavez's crime scene and noted his demeanor changed as a result. The DNA was later compared against a sample taken from Hall. The results were inconclusive, meaning he could neither be confirmed nor excluded from being the source of the DNA found. Despite this, he remains a suspect in her case. Authorities acknowledged that the DNA possibly did not belong to the killer.

They also expressed that even if it matched Hall, they could not charge him with her murder. He is currently serving a life sentence in prison without the possibility of parole, and the death penalty is illegal in Illinois.

Characteristics[]

  • Curly brown hair.
  • Brown eyes.
  • Mole on upper left arm.
  • Small scar on left shoulder.
  • Scar on the back of right wrist, possibly from a burn.
  • Small stature and wore children's size clothing.
  • Good oral hygiene.

Clothing and accessories[]

  • Salmon-colored bodysuit.
  • Gold bracelet worn on right wrist.
  • Silver band ring with a clear stone in the middle worn on right hand.
  • Plain silver band worn on right hand.
  • Opal ring with four opals and a clear stone center worn on left ring finger.
  • Assorted clothing and jewelry carried in a travel bag.

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Footnotes[]

  1. ↑ Some sources state her name as Pholia Mylia Chavez.
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