Former owner of ‘Home Alone’ house found dead in nearby nature preserve after child sex crime charges

NewsWorldAmericasFormer owner of ‘Home Alone’ house found dead in nearby nature preserve after child sex crime chargesInvestigators in Lake Forest, Illinois, say they do not suspect foul play Katie Hawkinson in Washington, D.C. Friday 24 April 2026 00:06 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2963886","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ohn-abendshien-death-home-alone-b2963886.html","title":"Former owner of ‘Home Alone’ house found dead after child sex crime charges"}}CloseRelated: Seven seriously injured after vehicle hits multiple people as man arrestedThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"Americas","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false}An elderl...