Body Found in Submerged Car amid Search for Another Missing Person Identified as Army Veteran Who Vanished 25 Years Ago

“He was loved deeply and will be missed by many,” said John Pisano Jr.’s family

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  • A body found in a car submerged in an Illinois retention pond in September 2025 has been identified as John Pisano Jr.
  • The Army veteran and father disappeared in 2001 when he was 39 years old, according to his obituary
  • Divers discovered his remains while searching for another missing person in Hodgkins

A body found in an Illinois pond last year has been identified as a man who disappeared nearly 25 years ago.

Divers found the body inside a car submerged in a retention pond in Hodgkins in September 2025, according to ABC affiliate WLS and a post shared by the Illinois Missing Persons Facebook page.

Chaos Divers, the group that located the body, announced in a Monday, May 18, Facebook post that the remains have been identified as John Pisano Jr…

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