Steve Miller reporting
(WBBM) – Today marks three years since John Spira disappeared from his West Chicago office, and DuPage County authorities say they are investigating it as a missing persons case.
A former federal prosecutor thinks it should be treated as a murder case.
John Spira was a musician, a pilot and co-owner of a business in West Chicago. Three years ago today, he vanished.
Former Assistant U.S. Attorney Tad DiBiase says he’s convinced Spira is dead – and was murdered.
Spira did not, DiBiase says he believes, not kill himself.
“Oh I’m very strongly convinced. People like that don’t just disappear.”
“You can’t bury yourself. You can’t burn yourself up. Generally you jump into a body of water and maybe disappear that way. But most bodies, as gross as it is, rise to the surface of the water.”
DiBiase was contacted by John Spira’s sister Stephanie McNeil, who has led the search for Spira.
DiBiase says he’s tracking this as a “no body” murder case.
“It’s an interesting case because typically the victim in the ‘no body’ case is a female.”
Think, as some would allege, Stacy Peterson.
DiBiase has taken the case pro-bono–at no charge. He says his job is to work with Spira’s family and police – to maybe nudge police into pursuing some new leads.
“Generally most people don’t want to kill random people. They want to kill people who piss them off of jilted them.”
The DuPage County sheriff’s office says it is still investigating, calling it a “missing persons” case.
More information at:www.nobodymurdercases.comwww.johnspira.com
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