Body of missing Plainfield man found in his truck, officials say

By Dennis Sullivan
Special to Tribune Today at 5:42 p.m.

The body of a 60-year-old Plainfield man missing since September was found Monday in his truck at the Lake Renwick Forest Preserve, a Will County Forest Preserve spokesman said.William F. Litchfield Jr., whose last known address was on the 15100 block of James Street, apparently had been inside the truck for several months, said Forest Preserve District spokesman Bruce Hodgdon.

A father and adult son noticed the truck, which was embedded in tall grass, while hiking on a nearby trail, Hodgdon said.

Hodgdon said it appears Litchfield, characterized by Plainfield Police as “a serious diabetic,” died of natural causes. The Will County Coroner’s Office hadn’t released its findings as of 5:30 p.m.

Litchfield was last seen driving a blue Ford Ranger pickup truck Sept. 27 in the Plainfield-Joliet area. He was reported missing Oct. 7.

Just what kind of forest preserve is this where you can not spot a truck sitting in one spot  since September?!  Whatever happened to the forest preserve police? Maybe they should start looking for some notoriously-missing wives…