A Pingree Grove man has been charged with murder, kidnapping and concealing a death after police recovered human remains in Kane County, officials said.
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The Kane County State's Attorney's Office said the Crystal Lake Police Department opened a missing person investigation on April 4, which led them to two locations in Kane County.The Kane County Investigations Division then helped execute search warrants in the 45W200-block of Illinois Route 72 in Hampshire Township and in the 600-block of North Falls Circle in Pingree Grove on May 7.
Police found human remains, identified as missing 57-year-old Crystal Lake resident James Cromwell, at the Hampshire Township location. The Kane County Coroner's Office said preliminary information showed Cromwell died of a gunshot wound, and his manner of death was a homicide.The state's attorney's office said 60-year-old Douglas Ottesen, of Pingree Grove, is facing several charges and is being held in the Kane County jail while his case is pending.
Of Pingree Grove Charged After Human Remains Found In Kane County
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