Northbrook police: Nothing found in backyard dig in 1982 cold missing person case

  • Investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force work in the backyard of a home Tuesday on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook in connection with a missing person case from 1982.

      Investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force work in the backyard of a home Tuesday on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook in connection with a missing person case from 1982. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer

  • Investigators work in the backyard of a home on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook Tuesday in connection with a missing persons case from 1982.

      Investigators work in the backyard of a home on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook Tuesday in connection with a missing persons case from 1982. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer

  • Crime scene tape surrounds a home on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook, where investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force are working in the backyard Tuesday in connection with a missing person case from 1982.

      Crime scene tape surrounds a home on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook, where investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force are working in the backyard Tuesday in connection with a missing person case from 1982. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer

  • Neighbors and members of the news media watch as investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force work in the backyard of a home on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook Tuesday in connection with a missing persons case from 1982.

      Neighbors and members of the news media watch as investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force work in the backyard of a home on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook Tuesday in connection with a missing persons case from 1982. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer

  • Investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force are working in the backyard of a home on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook Tuesday in connection with a missing persons case from 1982.

      Investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force are working in the backyard of a home on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook Tuesday in connection with a missing persons case from 1982. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer

  • Crime scene tape surrounds a home on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook, where investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force are working in the backyard Tuesday in connection with a missing person case from 1982.

      Crime scene tape surrounds a home on the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook, where investigators from the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force are working in the backyard Tuesday in connection with a missing person case from 1982. Joe Lewnard | Staff Photographer

  • Linda Seymour, who has been missing from Northbrook since Dec. 21, 1982.

    Linda Seymour, who has been missing from Northbrook since Dec. 21, 1982. Courtesy of The Doe Network

 
northbrook Herald report
 
 
Updated 5/29/2021 5:37 PM

Northbrook police said Saturday they and the North Regional Major Crimes Task Force have concluded their search at a Northbrook home as part of a cold missing persons case from 1982 and found no remains.

Recently assigned investigators to the open case were responding to a lead at the 1400 block of Orchard Lane in Northbrook. The location coincides with a case involving the disappearance of Linda H. Seymour, 35, last seen in Northbrook around 2:30 p.m. Dec. 21, 1982.

 

Police said Saturday a forensic team had dug in the yard to a depth of 9 feet and found no body. They said they've notified Seymour's family, and they have no further leads right now.

Seymour is described on The Doe Network as a white woman between 5 feet, 2 inches and 5 feet, 4 inches tall, about 110-120 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

A shed in the backyard of the Orchard Lane property had been moved and replaced by a tent for officials to conduct the investigation. Seymour's son currently lives in the home, according to property records.

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