"It's difficult for us to make any kind of determination specifically why somebody would do this or why they would pick this location," Lukidis said. "I would not call it a common occurrence, but it has happened before."



The animals were found in Forest Glen, between Clifford and Lemont avenues and because of how close they were to the small paved road of Lansing Avenue, it could be debated whether the animals were on forest preserve land or city land. Regardless, Lukidis said, officials with the Forest Preserve District wanted to make sure no one else had to walk up and encounter the gruesome scene, so preserve employees removed the bodies.