2 Burned Bodies Found In Joliet

JOLIET, IL - Two dead bodies were found late Tuesday night in Joliet Township and both deaths are considered suspicious, the Will County Sheriff's Department announced. Shortly after 10 a.m. Wednesday, the county issued a statement. A call came into the East Joliet Fire Department around 9:55 p.m. Tuesday, June 26. Near Rowell Avenue and Sugar Creek Drive, a vehicle was fully engulfed. After the fire was doused, sheriff's deputies discovered two dead bodies inside. "Both bodies were severely unrecognizable but have been identified as two (men)," the sheriff's statement reads.

The bodies were turned over to the Will County Coroner's Office. An autopsy will be performed later today.

"We have identified the vehicle but we are not releasing that information right now," Sheriff's Spokewoman Kathy Hoffmeyer told Joliet Patch around 10:30 a.m.

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Hoffmeyer said it's her understanding that the burning vehicle was found about 50 yards south of Sugar Creek Drive on the east side of Rowell Avenue. It was near a farm field, parked about 10 yards off the road in gravel.

Will County stressed that investigators have been working the case nonstop since late Tuesday night when the dead bodies were first discovered.

"If you were in the area and possibly saw anything suspicious, or if you have any information regarding this incident, please contact the Sheriff's Investigation Division at 815-727-8574," the department asked.

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