3 charged in death of man found in burning garbage can

Murder charges have been filed against two men and a juvenile in last year’s slaying of a man found burned beyond recognition in a trash can in the Logan Square neighborhood.
Reynaldo Ocampo, 21, Alejandro Ocampo, 17 and Joseph Saleski, 24, were each charged with murder and aggravated kidnapping for ransom. The Ocampos are related and live in the same home.
Rodolfo Hernandez-Bey, 39, was found around 9 p.m. on Nov. 6 last year in a burning garbage can in the 3100 block of North Central Park Avenue. An autopsy found that Hernandez-Bey, of the 6100 block of North Harding Avenue, died of strangulation and his death was ruled a homicide.
The Ocampos live in the 5000 block of West 30th Street and Saleski in the 1900 Block of South 48th Court.
The prosecutor said the victim left his home and his wife on Nov. 6 and never came back. The victim’s wife had gathered $23,000 cash and jewelry to meet their ransom demands after her husband was kidnapped by the three and duct taped in a garage.
“She was told she would see him and he’d be released’’ after the money was given to them.

After firefighters put out the fire and the victim’s body was discovered, fingerprints belonging to one of the defendants was discovered on the remains.
An investigation was launched and by February, a witness came forward and told authorities that Saleski admitted to kidnapping the victim, strangling him, and setting fire to him. He also allegedly told the witness that he’d received $2,000 for those actions and was expecting to receive $10,000 more for it.
Police then discovered Saleski communicated with the Ocampos via cell phone multiple times. The relatives were interviewed and then arrested.
The youngest defendant admitted to kidnapping the boy, putting him into the van, and binding him with duct tape, while Reynaldo Ocampo admitted to being present when the victim was pulled into the van and during the time he was in the garage where he was held waiting for the ransom moneyprosecutor. A police report stated that Reynaldo Ocampo participating in the kidnapping and in the murder of the victim.
Alejandro Ocampo has one pending unlawful use of a weapon charge and one violation of bail bond, the prosecutor said. Reynaldo Ocampo was given 24 months probation for an aggravated DUI conviction and has a 2010 conviction for a battery, for which he received conditional discharge. Reynaldo Ocampo also received boot camp for a residential burglary.
Saleski has four prior felony convictions – for an attempted burglary, two burglaries, and one unlawful use of a weapon charge, the prosecutor said. Saleski received 18 months for the attempted burglary, and a three year IDOC sentence for each burglary conviction that would run concurrent with each other. He was sentenced to two years in IDOC for the uuw that was also to be concurrent with the two burglaries,