Aurora police have secured charges through the Kane County States Attorney’s Office against a 21-year-old man for allegedly concealing the death of a 20-year-old Yorkville woman.

Bruno Muro

After a two-month investigation, Bruno Muro of the 300 block of Beach Street, was charged Monday (July 11, 2016) with concealment of death. The charge stems from a May 11 incident, when the body of Marisa MacDuff was discovered around 10:30 a.m. in a wooded area in the 900 block of N. Lake Street.

The complaint alleges that Bruno drove MacDuff around the near east side of Aurora as she ingested illegal narcotics. MacDuff passed away due to an overdose of the illegal narcotics.

Police say Bruno then drove her to the 900 block of N. Lake Street and put her body in a wooded area behind an abandoned business.

Aurora police investigators credit the break in the investigation to a tip received by the Aurora Area Crime Stoppers.

Muro was taken into custody at his home without incident and is being held at the Kane County Correction Center in lieu of $20,000, according to the Aurora Police Department news release. No one else has been charged in the investigation at this time.

The charges against Muro are not proof of guilt. He is presumed innocent and is entitled to a fair trial in which it is the state’s burden to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

SOURCE: Aurora Police Department news release

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Most of the information received by Crime Stoppers is via telephone. An easy number (630) 892-1000, is set up for Crime Stoppers. It is manned daily from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. A Spanish speaking operator is available. At night and on weekends an automatic answering device is used to record any information people want to leave. If the call is a toll call, people can call Crime Stoppers collect.

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