A retired couple in Illinois lost hundreds of thousands of dollars from their life savings, and you're never going to believe who stole the money from them. Retired Illinois Couple Can't Believe Who Stole Thousands Of Dollars From ThemYou have to be on high alert at all times, because around every corner people are going to try and steal from you. Unfortunately, an elderly couple in Illinois thought they had that person, but the suspect turned out to be a sneaky thief who robbed them blind. He said detectives also uncovered evidence indicating that additional unauthorized withdrawals had allegedly been made from the victims' financial accounts. Photo by Moritz Kindler on Unsplash person using black laptop computerGet our free mobile appAn older couple from Joliet had $400,000 stolen from them out of their life savings.