Man, 82, charged with murder in Joliet cold case involving missing wife: Will County sheriff
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Key Points:
- An 82-year-old Michigan man, Gilbert T. Bernal Sr., has been charged with first-degree murder in Will County for the suspected killing and disappearance of his wife, Joan Bernal, nearly 40 years ago.
- Joan Bernal was last seen on December 9, 1988, following a domestic violence incident at their Joliet home, after which Gilbert Bernal reported her missing on December 27, claiming he left her at a bus stop in Oklahoma.
- Investigators believe Joan Bernal's body was buried under concrete in Joliet, though it has never been found; Gilbert Bernal had previously been arrested for the murder in 1993, but charges were dismissed before trial.
- The case was
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