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Linda Fellenbaum

Saturday, December 1, 2012

Woman Arrested in Georgia Center Burglary in Athens, Ga. is Wanted in Illinois

The Hinsdale and Joliet resident was arrested in Fulton County, Ga., and used a fake name but was identified through fingerprints, police said. Detectives believe her missing son is safe, too.

  A woman who went missing from Illinois is now in the Clarke County Jail, and detectives believe a toddler who left with her is also safe. Linda Fellenbaum, 33, who recently lived in Hinsdale and Joliet, Illinois, was last seen the night of Oct. 21 when she ran barefoot from her boyfriend's Joliet home. Besides her shoes, Fellenbaum left behind her cell phone and Toyota Camry. The whereabouts of Fellenbaum's 2-year-old son, Jonathan, also were not known. Joliet police Cmdr. Brian Benton said it appears the boy had been legally adopted and that detectives are currently confirming this. Benton said he is not aware whether the couple knew police were searching for the boy. “We’ve had no contact with the adoptive parents and we don’t plan to…

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Rebecca McCarthy

1:02 pm on Saturday, December 1, 2012

John, I'm sure this was a big case in Joliet. Glad there seems to be some closure.   more ›

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