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Who was Peggy Lynn Johnson, McHenry County woman killed in 1999?

"Jane Doe" in an artist's rendering from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children, left, has been identified as Peggy Lynn Johnson, seen in a photo released by the Racine County Sheriffs Office, right. Johnson's identification and the arrest of Linda S. La Roche are recent developments in a cold case.

"Jane Doe" in an artist's rendering from the National Center of Missing and Exploited Children, left, has been identified as Peggy Lynn Johnson, seen in a photo released by the Racine County Sheriffs Office, right. Johnson's identification and the arrest of Linda S. La Roche are recent developments in a cold case.

According to a criminal complaint, Linda S. LaRoche, 64, of Cape Coral, Florida, was charged with first-degree intentional homicide and hiding a corpse in the killing of Peggy Lynn Johnson, 23, of McHenry. (Photo provided)

Officials from the Racine County Sheriff's Office conduct a news conference Friday announcing charges against former McHenry nurse Linda La Roche in connection with the homicide of Peggy Lynn Johnson, 23, of McHenry in 1999. (Screenshot from)