Robert Montanez, a 30-year-old white male, was shot to death on September 25, 2005, in Bannockburn, Illinois. His body was found early that morning in a secluded cul-de-sac by a newspaper delivery person. He had suffered two gunshot wounds to the head; an autopsy confirmed at least one shot was fired where his body lay.

Investigators determined Montanez was not from the area and had no known ties to residents of the cul-de-sac. Police suggested he may have been involved in an altercation while traveling on a nearby highway and could have been transported to the location before being shot. The Lake County Major Crimes Taskforce joined the inquiry but no suspects were identified and no arrests were made.

The murder, the first in Bannockburn’s history, left the small community shaken. The case remains unsolved and the Bannockburn Police Department continues to seek information. If anyone has information about Montanez, the route he may have been traveling, or unusual activity near that cul-de-sac on September 25, 2005, please come forward.