The dismembered body of a missing Chicago homeowner was found stuffed in a freezer inside the boarding house where she rented out extra rooms for several tenants, police said Tuesday.
The grisly discovery was quickly made thanks to the collaboration of one of Frances Walker’s tenants who reported her missing on Monday and provided detectives with relevant information.
“When police arrived, that individual told police that there was another suspect who lived in the residence that the other tenants were afraid of,” Police Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan said.
“And that suspect had recently called a tow truck and carried a heavy bag out to the tow truck. This tenant as well, who we really thank because they did a remarkable job, exchanged numbers with the tow truck driver.”
The driver told police that he was threatened at knife point to dump a large plastic bag in a dumpster at Foster Beach. There bloody towels and rags were found.
A search of the victim’s house revealed human remains in a freezer and a person of interest was in custody, police said.
“She was always a pleasant person to run into, she always had something good to say,” a neighbor said of the slain woman.
“She was a person of faith, and I think it showed. I don’t know why someone would want to do that to her.”
