Body, car pulled from pond in Hodgkins linked to 2001 missing person's case, officials say

HODGKINS, Ill. (WLS) -- The body found in a car that was pulled from a pond Saturday in the southwest suburbs is connected to a missing persons case from 2001.

The discovery was made near Joliet Road and East Avenue in Hodgkins, Illinois.

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A scuba diving team that investigates cold cases made the discovery, while investigating a separate missing person's case, police said.

The vehicle was a 1998 Lincoln Town Car, police said.

Officials confirmed the vehicle was linked to a missing persons report filed in 2001.

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So far, police have not released the information of that case.