Body in Cedar Creek

Unsolved Mysteries

Cosgrove Meurer Productions, Inc. + Audacy

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Tyler Smith is just weeks away from realizing his dream of becoming a police officer when he is found dead, face down in a drainage ditch in Galesburg, IL. Local police say the 23-year-old National Guardsman passed out and drowned, but his parents believe Tyler was murdered, and have spent hundreds of hours investigating the case themselves. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:27.0	The first autopsy said that he drowned in two inches of water.
0:33.0	He had a couple of contusions, but they didn't x-ray him.
0:38.0	I think they were very quick to say that Tyler drowned.
0:43.0	Mitch was like, I'll be honest with you, this is probably just a bad thing.
0:48.0	Happened to a really good person, a bad accident. But when he saw what I had,
1:00.0	when he saw the photos I had, he was like, something's wrong here.
1:07.0	It's Friday night in Galesburg, Illinois.
1:15.0	200 miles west of Chicago.
1:20.0	Tyler Smith is out late, bar hopping with some friends.
1:24.0	He's just celebrated his 23rd birthday and is about to make a big move to San Jose, California,
1:30.0	where he'll begin his career as a police officer, a lifelong dream of his.
1:34.0	But before he heads to California, Tyler, who's been in the National Guard for almost five years,
1:40.0	is scheduled to attend a final Illinois National Guard drill being held in McComb,
1:45.0	170 miles from his home in Rochelle.
1:48.0	He's to report to the National Guard Armory at 7.30 a.m., but Tyler never shows up.
1:54.0	And the friends he was with the night before have no idea where he is.
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