'Suspected Human Remains' In Car Pulled From Lake Tied To Missing Person Case

NAPERVILLE, IL — Suspected human remains found in a car that was pulled from Lake Osborne Thursday may be linked to a decades-old missing person case in Berwyn. In a joint news release, officials from the Naperville and Berwyn Police Departments said the car's license plate number ties it to 21-year-old Hiep Luu, who disappeared in 2003.

The car was found in the southwest part of Lake Osborne Thursday around 11 a.m. by divers who were conducting a training exercise for the Naperville Fire Department. Crews removed the submerged car just after 3:30 p.m. and it was identified as a 1992 Nissan Maxima.

The DuPage County Coroner's Office is working to identify the remains found in the car.

Luu, who immigrated to the U.S. from Vietnam, was last seen in December 2003. He had left Berwyn to go to work at his job in Woodridge on the morning of Dec. 15 in a 1992 Nissan Maxima, but never arrived at work.

Anyone who has information about Luu's disappearance is encouraged to call the Berwyn Police Department at 708-795-2160. Anyone with information linked to the death investigation may call the Naperville Police Department at 630-420-4138.