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Family, friends holding celebration of life for Wisconsin father who went missing from Crystal Lake before being found dead

Family and friends are set to hold a celebration of life to remember a Wisconsin father of two who was found dead after drowning in a creek after going missing from Crystal Lake. The Rosemont Police Department located a Subaru Impreza with Wisconsin registration on the evening of November 15. The vehicle was rolled over […]

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Medical examiner rules cause, manner of death of father found dead following disappearance from Crystal Lake

The medical examiner has ruled a cause and manner of death three weeks after a Wisconsin father of two was found dead in his car in a creek after going missing from Crystal Lake. The Rosemont Police Department located a Subaru Impreza with Wisconsin registration on the evening of November 15. The vehicle was rolled […]

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Wife of man who disappeared from Crystal Lake before being found dead calls on officials to take action

The wife of a Wisconsin father of two, who was found dead after going missing from Crystal Lake, is calling for officials to take action and add a guardrail where her husband’s car drove off the tollway. Benjamin Stephen Oberto, 45, of New Berlin, Wisconsin, was reported missing to the New Berlin Police Department on […]

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‘A true friend to so many’: Wife remembers husband, father of 2 found dead after disappearing from Crystal Lake

The wife of a Wisconsin father of two, who was found dead after going missing from Crystal Lake, called her husband’s death a “profound loss” as she remembers him for his “loving heart.” Benjamin Stephen Oberto, 45, of New Berlin, Wisconsin, was reported missing to the New Berlin Police Department on Thursday. The Illinois State […]

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Medical examiner says autopsy results pending after father found dead following disappearance in Crystal Lake

The medical examiner says the cause and manner of death are pending for a Wisconsin father who was found dead in his car in a creek after he disappeared following dinner in Crystal Lake. Benjamin Stephen Oberto, 45, of New Berlin, Wisconsin, was reported missing to the New Berlin Police Department on Thursday. The Illinois […]

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Police investigating after father disappears after leaving Crystal Lake restaurant

Police are investigating after a Wisconsin father disappeared after leaving a restaurant in Crystal Lake Wednesday evening before his phone later went dead. Laura Leatherberry said her husband, Benjamin Stephen Oberto, was last seen at 8:55 p.m. Wednesday. Oberto, 45, was last seen at 1776 Restaurant in Crystal Lake. He was assumed to be headed home […]