A 62-year-old Pingree Grove man has been found guilty of murdering a Crystal Lake man execution-style and subsequently hiding the body at a residence in Hampshire Township.
Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie L. Mosser announced that a jury has found Douglas Ottesen guilty of First-Degree Murder (a Class M felony) and Concealment of a Homicidal Death (a Class 3 felony).
According to prosecutors, on April 4, 2024, the Crystal Lake Police Department initiated an investigation into a resident who had been last seen alive March 12, 2024, as he was attempting to travel to family in Florida. An investigation indicated that the circumstances surrounding the incident might be criminal in nature…