Amber Creek | |
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 Creek in February 1996 (left) compared to an undated photograph after she changed her image while suffering from depression. | |
| Born | July 2, 1982 Park Ridge, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | February 1997 (aged 14) |
| Cause of death | Homicide by asphyxiation |
| Body discovered | February 9, 1997 Burlington, Wisconsin, U.S.[1] |
| Resting place | Holy Family Cemetery, Caledonia, Wisconsin, U.S. |
Amber Gail "Aimee" Creek was an American teenage girl from Palatine, Illinois, who was murdered in February 1997. Creek's body was found in Burlington, Wisconsin, not long after she ran away from a youth shelter. Creek remained unidentified for approximately one year, and it was not until April 2014 that police arrested a suspect, James Eaton, a native of Palatine. Eaton pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of reckless homicide in late 2016.
- ^ Graham, Doug T. (April 16, 2014). "Judge orders Eaton held over for trial in Amber Creek slaying". Daily Herold. Paddock Publications. Retrieved October 19, 2014.