Suicide of Joe Gliniewicz
| Joe Gliniewicz | |
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| Born |
Charles Joseph Gliniewicz August 25, 1963 Libertyville, Illinois |
| Died | September 1, 2015 (aged 52) Fox Lake, Illinois 42°23′16″N 88°10′15″W / 42.38778°N 88.17083°WCoordinates: 42°23′16″N 88°10′15″W / 42.38778°N 88.17083°W |
| Cause of death | Self-inflicted gunshot wounds |
| Burial place | Hillside East Cemetery Antioch, Illinois 42°28′49″N 88°03′56″W / 42.48028°N 88.06556°W |
| Residence | Antioch, Illinois |
| Other names | "G.I. Joe" |
| Alma mater | Kaplan University |
| Occupation | Law enforcement officer |
| Years active | 1985–2015 |
| Employer | Fox Lake Police Department Fox Lake, Illinois |
| Salary | $96,000 |
| Spouse(s) | Melodie A. (née Resetar) (m. 1989) |
| Children | Joseph Gliniewicz (son) Donald "D.J." Gliniewicz (son) Jeffrey Gliniewicz (son) David Gliniewicz (son) |
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.
Fox Lake is a village in Grant and Antioch townships in Lake County and Burton Township in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is in the northeast corner of the state and partially borders Wisconsin. The population was 10,579 at the 2010 census.
Charles Joseph "Joe" Gliniewicz (August 25, 1963 – September 1, 2015) had been an officer with the Fox Lake Police Department for 30 years, beginning April 22, 1985. At the time of his death, he held the rank of lieutenant and had been scheduled to retire in a month. Gliniewicz was an Army veteran who served in active duty and reserve from 1981 until 2007. He left the military with a rank of first sergeant.
Prior to the shooting, Gliniewicz had radioed dispatchers at 7:52 a.m., claiming to be in pursuit of three suspects (two male whites and one male black) at the Prairie Material Yard #23, an abandoned cement plant, at 128 Honing Road in Fox Lake. Gliniewicz's death was initially assumed to be a result of this pursuit, which spurred a massive manhunt with more than 400 law enforcement officers on foot, all-terrain vehicles and horseback raking through the heavy woods near Fox Lake.
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