Oct 2, 2020
6 min read
The 1981 Murder of Deaf and Mute Teenager Dawn Niles
Dawn Niles was born deaf and mute in 1965. By 1981, she had grown into a beautiful, happy, and feisty 15-year-old.
She resided with her family at 1012 Newberry Avenue in La Grange Park, Illinois, a Chicago suburb.
Dawn attended the hearing impaired program at Hinsdale High School in nearby Darien, a member of the school’s Deaf Drama Club.
