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Photos: A timeline of the Wilson murder investigation

A look at how the investigation unfolded from the final hours in the lives of Patricia and Robert Wilson in 2016 to the arrest on Feb. 24, 2020 of Jonathan D. Hurst for their murder.

By Mark Busch

Patricia and Robert Wilson attended Sunday morning service at 9:15 a.m. Aug. 14, 2016 at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Brickville Road in Sycamore. (Matthew Apgar)

Patricia and Robert Wilson attended Sunday morning service at 9:15 a.m. Aug. 14, 2016 at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Brickville Road in Sycamore. (Matthew Apgar)

After church, the Wilsons had breakfast with friends at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 14, 2016 at Sycamore Café, 1170 DeKalb Ave., then returned to their home at 16058 Old State Road in rural Sycamore. (Matthew Apgar)

Robert Wilson left for the Moose Lodge in downtown Sycamore around noon Aug. 14, 2016. After spending a few hours there, he returned home around 4:30 p.m. (Matthew Apgar)

Patricia spoke with a relative on the phone at 7:43 p.m. Aug. 14, 2016. It was the last time anyone heard from Patricia or Robert Wilson before they were killed. (Matthew Apgar)

The Wilsons’ white Impala is recorded by a traffic camera at 12:44 a.m. Aug. 15, 2016 traveling east on Route 64 at Route 59. The Impala is documented on a CTA bus video at 11:58 a.m. Aug.15, 2016 parked on North Stockton Drive in Chicago. (Photo provided)

The DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office respond to a call at the Wilsons’ home at 16058 Old State Road just before 6 p.m. Aug. 15 and begin their investigation. The DeKalb County Major Case Squad was activated at 6:45 p.m. Aug. 15, 2016.

On Aug. 24, 2016 the Wilsons’ white Impala was located by Chicago police on North Stockton near the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago. After police observed the vehicle for some time to see if anyone returned to it, it was seized.

In June of 2017 police announced that the reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction had grown to $50,000.

DeKalb County Sheriffs Chief Deputy Andy Sullivan (left) and Sheriff Roger Scott (right) discuss the progress on the double homicide in Sycamore of Patricia Wilson and her son Robert Wilson on Friday, Aug. 11, 2017 at the DeKalb County Public Safety Building in Sycamore. (Matthew Apgar)

In August of 2019 DeKalb County Sheriff Roger Scott visits the DeKalb Daily Chronicle office to talk about the status of the two-year-old investigation into the murders of Patricia and Robert Wilson. (Mark Busch)

In August of 2019 a profile was released using DNA found at the crime scene by Parabon NanoLabs which specializes in DNA phenotyping that approximated the appearance as well as certain genetic probabilities such as hair, eye, and skin color.

Feb. 25, 2020 the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office announces the arrest of Jonathan D. Hurst on charges of two counts of first degree murder in the killing of Patricia and Robert Wilson of Sycamore.

DeKalb County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Andy Sullivan speaks during a press conference announcing the arrest of Jonathan D. Hurst on charges of first degree murder in the killing of Patricia and Robert Wilson of Sycamore.

DeKalb County Sheriff's Chief Deputy Andy Sullivan speaks during a press conference announcing the arrest of Jonathan D. Hurst on charges of first degree murder in the killing of Patricia and Robert Wilson of Sycamore. (Mark Busch)

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Mark Busch

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