This morning the Chicago Tribune reported that a woman’s body was found in Calumet City where police had been searching for Nailah Franklin.

KWQC-TV is reporting that the woman found was indeed that of Nailah Franklin. [Source]

My prayers go out to her family.

UPDATE: 11:41pm Nailah Franklin’s uncle Jon Merrill and family friend Andrew Holms said authorities told the family the body is of Nailah. However the family issued a news release saying the body had not been officially identified as Franklin’s. [Source]

UPDATE: 9/29/07 3:22PM Dental records have confirmed that the body is of Nailah Franklin. According to the Chicago Tribune, there are still many unanswered questions.

“An autopsy performed Friday by the Cook County medical examiner’s office did not reveal a cause of death. Chicago police, who have not ruled the case a homicide, remain the lead investigators because authorities don’t know where she died. Her body, badly decomposed after being exposed to rain and heat, had to be identified through dental records Friday morning. But a law enforcement source said she was not shot or stabbed. ” [Source]