The heartwrenching case of Matthew Lange, who was executed outside the school of his son has become the limelight after Remembering Dad, a book written by his parents grabbed the attention of readers.
Matthew Lange was an associate professor of psychology serving at Lewis University in Romeoville and served as the Accelerated Psychology Program Director.
The victim was an Aurora native who attended West Aurora High School. Later, he enrolled at Aurora University for his further studies.
In 2005, Matthew accomplished his a master’s degree from Benedictine University in Lisle and a doctorate from Northern Illinois University in 2015.
Based on the reports, the professor was a victim of homicide outside the Scullen Middle School, where he was waiting to pick up his son from a Polish heritage class in Naperville.
According to the DuPage County Coroner’s office, Lange sustained multiple gunshot wounds and was shot while sitting in his vehicle, a silver 2013 Hyundai Elantra.
Matthew Lange Murder Case Update
Yet again after five years of his murder, Matthew Lange’s murder case is not resolved.
His parents claim the culprits are known but the police officials cannot find them.
The in-charge in Matthew Lange’s case, DuPage County Coroner’s office, and Naperville police offered $45,000 to prosecute the person or people behind Lange’s murder. Also, a person with information leading to the case will be rewarded up to $5,000 by Naperville’s Crime Stoppers.
Who Killed Matthew Lange?
Oswego resident professor was waiting to pick up his 4-year-old son outside Scullen Middle School when he was shot and killed execution-style at around 7 p.m. on the night of Jan. 27, 2017.
The victim sat outside in his Hyundai car as his son was finishing his polish heritage class at the Helena Modjeska Polish School, which rents space at Scullen on Friday nights.
Chief Jason Arres of Nashville police in a talk with the media states, that the witness in the case of the professor’s conviction are afraid to reveal the culprit accountable for the heinous crime.
With a heavy heart, it has become a cold case but his parents and investigators remain just as committed today to bring justice to Matthew Lange.
What Happened To Matthew Lange?
On January 28, 2021, Naperville Police Department on their official Facebook handle uploaded the case and asked for help with eyewitnesses in return will be rewarded $45,000 for information leading to a conviction in this case.
Even five years later, Naperville police are still trying to put the pieces of the puzzle together, and say they need the public’s help.
Regrettably, the school’s security camera was not working on the night of the shooting and his son was inside the school.
Matthew’s parents keep checking in with the authorities several times a month hoping for news about their son’s murderer.
Matthew Lange’s Wife And Children
Matthew Lange’s son Alex Lange was 4 and a half years old when his father was shot outside a school.
Matthew’s ex-wife had enrolled the boy in the Polish classes, and Matthew Lange would pick his son up there every other Friday. The couple divorced in 2015.
The popular 37-year-old college professor and single father are well regarded in his professional life and surrounded by a close circle of family and friends who say he has no enemies.
The parents, Sandy Lange and David Lange continue to seek justice five years after he was shot and killed outside of a Naperville school.