© 2026 Peoria Public Radio
A joint service of Bradley University and Illinois State University
Donate
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Vigil for child found dead inside refrigerator

WCBU | By Tanya Koonce
Published August 16, 2013 at 2:05 AM CDT
1 of 9
Tanya Koonce / WCBU
2 of 9
Tanya Koonce / WCBU
3 of 9
Tanya Koonce / WCBU
4 of 9
Tanya Koonce / WCBU
5 of 9
Tanya Koonce / WCBU
6 of 9
Tanya Koonce / WCBU
7 of 9
Tanya Koonce / WCBU
8 of 9
Tanya Koonce / WCBU
9 of 9
Tanya Koonce / WCBU
Credit Tanya Koonce / WCBU
/
WCBU
Balloon send-up at the vigil for Marquail Johnson. Friends and family gathered Thursday evening at the location his body was found.

Friends and neighbors gathered in vigil last night for 8-year-old Marquail Johnson. Peoria Public Radio’s Tanya Koonce reports his body was found in old refrigerator at 740 Western Avenue yesterday morning.
Local News