The morning of September 1, 2015, Lt. Joe Gliniewicz was found dead in wooded area in Fox Lake, Illinois. Just minutes before his body was found, he'd called dispatch to let them know he was pursuing a small group of suspicious people into the woods. Police searched relentlessly for his suspected killers, but no one was prepared for what they would find.

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WTVR News | Mystery Deepens in Death of ‘G.I. Joe’ Police Officer in Fox Lake

WTTW News | Fox Lake Police Officer Staged Suicide to Cover Crimes, Officials Say (Paris Schutz)

Wikipedia | Suicide of Joe Gliniewicz

CNN | The secret life of ‘G.I. Joe’ (Michael Martinez)

ABC 7 Chicago | Widow of Disgraced Fox Lake Police Lieutenant Faces 24 months Probation in Embezzlement Case (Jessica D'Onofrio and Michelle Gallardo)

NBC Chicago | Fox Lake Authorities Investigating Stockpile of Military Items in Gliniewicz Explorer Post (Phil Rogers)

CBS News | How Investigators Unraveled Illinois Cop's Suicide Plot (Dean Reynolds)

ABC 7 Chicago | Grand Jury Indicts Fox Lake officer Widow Melodie Gliniewicz (Chuck Goudie and Leah Hope)

NPR | Dragnet Expanded For 3 Suspects In Killing Of Illinois Police Officer (Laura Wagner)

NPR | Investigation Finds Illinois Cop At Center Of Manhunt Shot Himself (Eyder Perlalta)