Man beheaded corpse inside South Shore apartment where saw was found: prosecutors
By Sun-Times Media Wire
Eric Bryant | Chicago police
CHICAGO - A man is charged with decapitating the corpse of a woman whose body was discovered inside a
South Shore apartment last summer, the Chicago Sun-Times is reporting.
Kimiko Armstrong’s headless body was found wrapped in plastic and bedding when
Chicago police officers conducted a wellbeing check July 23 at an apartment in the 7400 block of South Chappel Avenue, Cook County prosecutors said in court Thursday.
It remains unclear exactly how Armstrong, 61, died, prosecutors said.
Narcotics were found in Armstrong’s body, which had been decomposing inside the home, but no obvious trauma was discovered, prosecutors said.
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A man has been charged with decapitating the corpse of a woman whose body was discovered inside a South Shore apartment last summer.
Kimiko Armstrong’s headless body was found wrapped in plastic and bedding when Chicago police officers conducted a wellbeing check July 23 at an apartment in the 7400 block of South Chappel Avenue, Cook County prosecutors said in court Thursday.
It remains unclear exactly how Armstrong, 61, died, prosecutors said.
Narcotics were found in Armstrong’s body, which had been decomposing inside the home, but no obvious trauma was discovered, prosecutors said.
The decapitation likely took place after her death, according to officials.
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Carjackings, armed robberies reported in South Shore: police
By Sun-Times Media Wire
robberies and carjackings reported in recent weeks on the South Side.
In each incident, one to three men approach people and display or imply that they are armed with a gun before taking their property, Chicago police said. In two cases, the suspects approached people who had just gotten out of a parked vehicle, displayed a gun and stole their vehicles.
The incidents happened:
At 2:45 p.m. Nov. 11 in the 2000 block of East 68th Street;
At 10:30 p.m. Nov. 8 in the 6700 block of South Chappel Avenue;
At 5:30 a.m. Nov. 10 in the 6900 block of South Clyde Avenue;