jelani day ISU

Nearly six months after Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day disappeared, his mother remains committed to finding out what led up to his death. NBC 5 Investigates’ Rob Stafford reports.

Carmen Day has lost more than most people can imagine and still hasn’t found the reason her son, Jelani, went missing.

The mother of an Illinois State University graduate student who vanished in August and was later found dead in a river has hired a prominent civil rights attorney to investigate the man’s death. NBC 5’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.

The mother of an Illinois State University graduate student who vanished in August and was later found dead in a river has hired a prominent civil rights attorney to investigate the Black man’s death.

The mother of Jelani Day, the Illinois State University graduate student who was found dead just days after being reported missing, is expected to discuss developments regarding new evidence in her son’s case Friday evening.

Calling the circumstances surrounding Day’s death “suspicious,” Bloomington Police public information officer John Fermon said the location where Day’s car was found before his body was discovered in the Illinois River days later was notable to investigating officers.