Suicide of Joe Gliniewicz

On the morning of September 1, 2015, Lt. Charles Joseph "Joe" Gliniewicz of the Fox Lake, Illinois Police Department was found dead, in woods bordering U.S. 12 in Fox Lake. Originally thought to have been killed with his own .40-caliber service weapon by three unknown assailants, two months of intense investigation led the Lake County Major Crime Task Force and the Lake County Coroner's Office to conclude that Gliniewicz had actually committed suicide. Investigators believe that Gliniewicz killed himself after learning that his long-term criminal activity faced imminent exposure from an audit of department finances that had been under his direct control.

Suicide of Joe Gliniewicz

On the morning of September 1, 2015, Lt. Charles Joseph "Joe" Gliniewicz of the Fox Lake, Illinois Police Department was found dead, in woods bordering U.S. 12 in Fox Lake. Originally thought to have been killed with his own .40-caliber service weapon by three unknown assailants, two months of intense investigation led the Lake County Major Crime Task Force and the Lake County Coroner's Office to conclude that Gliniewicz had actually committed suicide. Investigators believe that Gliniewicz killed himself after learning that his long-term criminal activity faced imminent exposure from an audit of department finances that had been under his direct control.