Oswego police said Edward Gardner's family reported the then-21-year-old missing on March 14, 2022. He was last seen in Chicago on March 13, 2022.
Two weeks later, on March 29, 2022, Gardner's rented white Dodge Charger was involved in a crash in Hammond, Indiana. The people who were inside the Charger ran from the crash scene. Police do not believe Gardner was there.
Oswego police said Gardner's body was found on March 20 in the Englewood neighborhood's 6000-block of South Sangamon Street, but was just identified on Tuesday.
Oswego police said the investigation into Gardner's death is ongoing.