Police found two men dead in the trunk of a car Wednesday afternoon on the South Side. Officers responding to a call requesting a well-being check in the 7100 block of South Oakley Avenue found the bodies of two people in the trunk of a vehicle about 3:20 p.m., police said. They were both male adults, police said. Area South detectives are investigating, and an autopsy is scheduled for Thursday.
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