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Police Treating Death of Lisle Man Found in Woodridge as Homicide

The remains of Scott Arcaro were found earlier this year in Woodridge. Authorities are now investigating his death as a homicide, according to a report.

Police investigating the remains of a 37-year-old man found in Woodridge are now treating the case as a homicide, according to a report.

The DuPage County coroner found that Scott Arcaro, of Lisle, died of a gunshot to the head, the Daily Herald reports. His skeletal remains were found by two boys in March.

Arcaro went missing in 2007 and was identified by his dental records, according to the report.

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Woodridge police and a spokesman for the DuPage County state’s attorney office have not released many detail on the homicide investigation.

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