https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...olice-n1279908
Sept. 23, 2021, 11:50 AM PDT / Updated Sept. 23, 2021, 7:24 PM PDT
Families of missing Black men plead for more resources and accountability from police
***8220;I want the same manpower for my brother,***8221; D***8217;Andre Day said while speaking of Gabby Petito's case. Day's brother went missing in Illinois Aug. 24.
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Sept. 23, 2021, 10:24 PM ET
Body of missing graduate student Jelani Day founds in Illinois River
'Our hearts are broken': Body found in Illinois River identified as missing graduate student Jelani Day
Day was last seen on Aug. 24 on campus at Illinois State University and at a marijuana dispensary in Bloomington, a small central Illinois city about 130 miles southwest of Chicago.
Two days later, police found his car in a wooded area in Peru, about 60 miles north of Bloomington.
Police said they did an extensive search in the area with K-9 dogs, ground personnel and drones for several days. His body was found floating in the Illinois River on Sept. 4
Throughout the weeks, Day's family had been vocal, pleading for help to find the 25-year-old Black student who was studying to get his master***8217;s degree in speech pathology.
"Throughout the weeks"? Ummm....
Dude was last seen on Aug 24. Police found his car a couple days later... He turns up in the river on the 4th.
Total elapsed time = 11 days. But, no - they have been vocal for weeks.
Day was last seen on Aug. 24 on campus at Illinois State University and at a marijuana dispensary in Bloomington, a small central Illinois city about 130 miles southwest of Chicago.