UPDATE: Woman Found Dead in Local Motel; No Foul Play Suspected

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Published on October 30 2014 3:42 pm
Last Updated on October 31 2014 6:53 am
Written by Greg Sapp

A southern Illinois woman was found dead in an Effingham motel Thursday. No foul play is suspected.

Effingham County Coroner Duane Guffey said Effingham City Police were summoned to Roadway Inn at 10:25am Thursday to check on a tenant that had not been seen for several days. When police entered the room, they found a woman believed to be dead. Guffey was called to the scene and pronounced the woman dead.

The woman has been identified as 50-year-old Teresa Lakatos of Murphysboro. An autopsy is being performed Friday to determine the cause of death, but Guffey said the death appears to have been due to natural causes.

An investigation continues by Effingham Police Department and the Effingham County Coroner's Office. Effingham City/County Ambulance Service assisted at the scene.