משפט · Chatham investigationChatham strangulation assault: Woman found dead, landlord questionedנכתב 24 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 01:32 UTCצפייהתמליל0:07Police found a woman dead after a tenant reported a gunpoint sexual assault.0:11The 28-year-old tenant received hospital care.0:13Police say her landlord admitted killing a victim by strangulation.0:17The woman's medical cause of death and a decision on criminal charges are still0:20unresolved.0:21A friend called 911 at about 9.20 Thursday morning after the tenant said her0:25landlord had sexually assaulted her at gunpoint.0:28The reported attack happened in an apartment in the 8100 block of South Ellis Avenue0:33in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood.0:35That Thursday was October 22.0:37During the alleged attack, the tenant said she noticed another woman on a couch who0:42may be dead.0:43Her account led officers to check the apartment while she went to the hospital.0:46The tenant was taken to Advocate Trinity Hospital for medical attention, where a0:50sexual assault kit was administered.0:52Her name is being withheld.0:54The woman who received that care was 28.0:56The woman later found dead was 36.0:58Officers found the apartment door locked and nobody answered.1:01Fire department crews opened it.1:03Inside, they found the 36-year-old unresponsive on a living room couch.1:07She was unclothed and covered by a sheet.1:09She was pronounced dead at the scene through the University of Chicago Medical1:13Center.1:13Police say the 58-year-old landlord walked into the Grand Crossing District Police1:17Station around the time of the emergency call.1:20They say he admitted killing a victim by strangulation.1:23Detectives were questioning him the next day.1:26The admission was reportedly about the 36-year-old woman found in the apartment.1:30She remained unidentified in the October 23 account.1:33Police haven't said whether she died before the alleged sexual assault.1:36The tenant's allegation and the woman's death are separate parts of the1:40investigation.1:40The landlord had faced dozens of criminal cases in Cook County dating back to at1:44least 1985.1:45Some involved allegations of sexual violence or domestic battery.1:49His earlier guilty pleas and prison sentences provide background, but they don't1:53prove responsibility for either event now under investigation.1:57In 1987, he pleaded guilty to criminal sexual abuse and received probation.2:02Two weeks later, he was charged in another case.2:04In 1988, he pleaded guilty to two aggravated sexual offense counts and received six2:09years in state prison.2:10His later cases also brought prison time.2:13He pleaded guilty to armed robbery in 1992.2:16On the same day, he pleaded guilty to another violent felony.2:19The most recent proceeding identified in that history was a burglary guilty plea in2:242019.2:25The armed robbery plea brought a 10-year prison sentence.2:28The other violent felony plea brought two years in prison.2:32After the 2019 burglary plea, he received two years of probation.2:36He also served prison terms in separate arson, illegal gun possession, and2:40aggravated battery cases.2:42The aggravated battery case included attempted first-degree murder charges whose2:46outcome hasn't been specified.2:48Those earlier proceedings leave investigators with the same task now, determining2:52what happened inside the Ellis Avenue apartment.2:54The Cook County Medical Examiner's Office scheduled an autopsy for October 23.2:59The cause and manner of death haven't been confirmed.3:02Strangulation is the method described in the landlord's reported admission.3:06As of October 23, detectives were questioning the landlord as a person of interest,3:10and no charges had been announced.3:12Area 2 detectives were investigating the reported sexual assault and the woman's3:16death.קריאת הכתבהציר הזמן של הסיפורHeyDexהסרטון הקצר ↗מי דיווח על מהנקודות שדיווח עליהן יותר מכלי תקשורת אחדFirst-degree murder charge against Poweשני כלי תקשורתAggravated sexual assault charges against Poweשני כלי תקשורתAggravated kidnapping charge against Poweשני כלי תקשורתנקודות שדיווח עליהן רק כלי תקשורת אחד15דווח רק על ידי Chicago Sun-TimesLandlord’s admission to killing the woman23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCWhere and when the woman was pronounced dead23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCWoman’s condition and location when police found her23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCTenant’s report of a gunpoint sexual assault23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCTenant’s account of seeing another woman23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCLandlord’s visit to the police station23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCStatus of charges at the time of the initial report23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCScheduled autopsy of the woman23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCPolice designation of the man as a person of interest23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCTenant’s hospital visit and sexual assault kit23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCPowe’s scheduled court appearance24 באוק׳, 17:02 UTCDetectives investigating the case23 באוק׳, 14:41 UTCדווח רק על ידי CBS ChicagoPowe’s arrest24 באוק׳, 23:37 UTCMurder charge described as involving probability of death or injury24 באוק׳, 23:37 UTCApartment identified as the location of the alleged crimes24 באוק׳, 23:37 UTCכל שורה היא הטענה כפי שתיעדנו אותה מהדיווח של אותו כלי תקשורת. הושווה נכון ל-25 באוקטובר 2026 בשעה 02:04 UTC.
