Lawyers for the mother of Kenneka Jenkins, the Chicago teen found dead in a hotel walk-in freezer last month, said that photos police recently showed them leads to more questions. Attorneys Larry Rogers Jr. and Sam Adam Jr. said in a statement that the newest photos were “of a personal, private and indecent nature.” According to …
On Friday, authorities released dozens of witness statements and police reports related to the Kenneka Jenkins case—providing additional insight into the teen’s disappearance and death. According to the Chicago Tribune, recently-released documents revealed that a hotel worker discovered Jenkins lying face down on her side with one shoe off. There was no evidence that she suffered …
Kenneka Jenkins, the 19-year-old Chicago woman found in a hotel freezer on September 10, died from hypothermia, the Cook County medical examiner’s office ruled Friday. The Chicago Tribune reported that alcohol intoxication and the use of topiramate, a drug used to treat migraines and epilepsy, were listed as contributing factors in the teen’s death. The medical examiner’s …
A group of nine teenagers allegedly attacked a 12-year-old boy and his parents at a Six Flags in Gurnee, Illinois, during a dispute over line cutting. The Chicago Tribune reported that the incident occurred Saturday night during the amusement park’s Fright Fest. Gurnee Deputy Chief Brian Smith claimed that the teens cut the line while hurling profanities, …
The mother of a Chicago teen reportedly found dead in a freezer Sunday said she believes her daughter was murdered and accused police of not adequately searching for the missing teen. WGN reports that the body of Kenneka Jenkins, 19, was discovered in a walk-in freezer at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Rosemont. Family members and …
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DNA from a discarded cigarette butt helped authorities find the alleged gunman three-year-old murder case in Chicago, prosecutors said on Thursday at a hearing at the Leighton Criminal Court Building in Chicago. Chicago Tribune reports that the murder occurred in October 2014 in an alley off of Chicago’s East 44th Street. Torrence Pickens, 40, was shot multiple times and …
An 8-year-old Chicago girl managed to fight off a man who knocked her off her bike and tried to abduct her. WLS-TV reported that the girl was playing outside of her grandmother’s house Sunday afternoon when the incident occurred. The unidentified man is said to have pushed her off her bike and threw a bag …
Police are investigating the fatal shooting death of esteemed criminal court Judge Raymond Myles in front of his Chicago home on Monday morning. Investigators reportedly suspect that Myles, 66, and a 52-year-old woman were the victims of a botched robbery: Burglary appeared to be the motive, but Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Melissa Staples told The …
If an unknown caller asks if you can hear them, do not say “yes.” The Chicago Sun Times reports that Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan’s issued a statement that her office has received an increase in complaints from residents about “Can you hear me?” phone calls from scammers. As previously reported by Crime Online, scammers have …
All four Chicago suspects, allegedly involved in a January incident in which a young disabled was tortured and belittled for hours, have pleaded “not guilty.” The Chicago Sun Times reports that police accused Tanishia Covington, 24, Brittany Covington, 18, Jordan Hill, 18, and Tesfaye Cooper, 18, of kidnapping a schizophrenic, bipolar white male and holding him captive for …
