A Schaumburg woman, who worked at a popular Algonquin spa before being strangled to death earlier this week, was tortured for more than 7 hours before being killed by her attacker, authorities said. Katherine Torbick, 43, was also tortured by Kevin D. Motykie, 56, in a similar attack nearly one month earlier, resulting in an […]
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Zion man sentenced to 67 years in prison for 2022 murder of Beach Park man
A Zion man convicted of murdering a 42-year-old Beach Park man who was found shot multiple times while sitting in a car in Waukegan has been sentenced to 67 years in prison, authorities said. Lake County Judge Christopher Lombardo sentenced Jamonte J. Davis, 28, to the 67-year prison sentence on Thursday for the fatal shooting […]
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Mother charged in her 8-year-old’s abuse, murder worked as special education paraprofessional at Mundelein school
The mother charged with the long-term abuse and murder of her 8-year-old son worked as a special education paraprofessional at Fairhaven School in Mundelein – part of the Special Education District of Lake County. The 8-year-old’s biological mother, Dominique Servant, 33, and her boyfriend, Joey L. Ruffin, 38, were both charged with first-degree murder with […]
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‘Long-term systematic torture’: Judge denies pre-trial release of couple that kept kids under video surveillance, malnourished and beat them, leading to death of 8-year-old boy
A judge called a couple’s long-term abuse of their children “systematic torture” as prosecutors say the couple video-surveilled them, malnourished them, and beat them – leading to the death of an 8-year-old boy – despite multiple reports to DCFS. The boy’s mother, Dominique Servant, 33, and her boyfriend, Joey L. Ruffin, 38, were both charged […]
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Coroner identifies 8-year-old child who died after alleged horrific abuse by couple in Round Lake Beach
The coroner has released the identity of an 8-year-old boy who authorities say was punched, beaten with a belt, malnourished and put in a cold shower in Round Lake Beach before he died Friday. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:05 p.m. Friday to a report […]
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Prosecutors: Child was beat with belt, verbally abused, malnourished before being forced into cold shower and dying in Round Lake Beach apartment
Prosecutors say an 8-year-old boy was beaten with a belt, malnourished for several days and put in a cold shower by his mother’s boyfriend before being found unresponsive and dying at their Round Lake Beach apartment on Friday. The boy’s mother – Dominique Servant, 33 – and her boyfriend – Joey L. Ruffin, 38 – […]
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‘Horrific crime’: Murder charges filed against mother, her boyfriend in death of 8-year-old boy who was abused long-term at Round Lake Beach apartment, authorities say
A mother and her boyfriend are facing murder charges in the death of their 8-year-old boy at a Round Lake Beach apartment on Friday, with police saying the boy was abused and malnourished long-term. The Round Lake Beach Police Department and Greater Round Lake Fire Protection District responded around 2:05 p.m. Friday to a report […]
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Funeral services set for mother, grandmother murdered allegedly by her husband of nearly 50 years in Harvard
Funeral services are set for a mother of two and grandmother of three who was murdered, allegedly by her husband of nearly 50 years, near Harvard as her family mourns her death. Santina Perri, 65, of Itasca, was found dead on December 13 at a home in the 4500 block of Island Road in unincorporated […]
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‘Horrific event’: Man denied pre-trial release after allegedly fatally shooting wife in murder-attempted suicide near Harvard
A judge denied pre-trial release to a 75-year-old man accused of a murder-attempted suicide shooting that left his wife dead at their home near Harvard, in what prosecutors called a “horrific event.” Silvano Perri, 75, of Itasca, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder, a Class M felony. The McHenry County Sheriff’s Office, McHenry […]