Chicago's Most Wanted Murder Suspect

Chicago police and FBI agents are trying to track down the prime suspect in what they say is one of the most heinous crimes they've ever seen triggered by a dispute over just fifteen dollars.

17 year old Eric Navarro's family reported him missing back on July 8th.

Oscar Navarro, Eric's father, says " I'm still in denial today that we don't believe this is true."

The last time Oscar saw his son was the day before at their Northlake home. The recent high school graduate spent the morning playing basketball and then had lunch with his dad and his dad's fiance. When Oscar Navarro got home from work that night, his son wasn't there. Oscar says he thought Eric was probably at some friends house and went to sleep. When he got up the next morning, Eric still wasn't home. Oscar says that's when he started to become concerned.

After calling Eric's cell phone all afternoon, and getting no answer, Oscar filed a missing persons report with Northlake police. For the next 48 hours, Eric's family wondered and worried where he was. Then they got the answer they never expected.

The FBI says a passerby had discovered the smoldering remains of a human body in a dumpster in an alley on Chicago's west side. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office confirmed the body inside was Eric's.

The FBI's Ross Rice says, " The family had no indication that their son was in trouble. He had not reported any incidents or concerns over his safety to them." Rice adds, " this is a very perplexing as well as troubling case for us."

As investigators traced Eric's last steps, here is what they pieced together. After leaving home on July 7th, Eric did play basketball at Redman park in Bensenville. While he was there, investigators say three men invited him to a party at a nearby apartment in Northlake. When he got there, Eric was beaten to death. Investigators say the apartment belonged to 24 year old Oscar Ocampo. They say Ocampo and two other gang members beat Eric to death because he owed Ocampo money. Rice says, "navarro apparently owed 15 dollars to ocampo and some other members of a fairly new street gang, called the pachucos."

Following the beating, investigators say Ocampo and two other gang members put Eric's body in a dumpster on Chicago's west side and set it on fire. A man walking down the alley discovered the remains on July 10th.

Cook County prosecutors have charged Ocampo with killing Eric Navarro. He has not been arrested. Police and FBI agents say he's disappearred. He's the target of a nationwide search, but investigators say he might be hiding right here.

Eric's sister, Karen Navarro says "these people are out on the street enjoying their freedom after they took somebody's life and they destroyed our family's life and its just not right that they're out there on the street. "

Ocampo is described as a

Hispanic male,

about five feet six inches tall,

weighing around 200 pounds,

with black hair and brown eyes.

He is considered armed and dangerous. If you see him - call police.