Alberto Gaytan gets 30 years for fatally stabbing his ex, Maria Gonzalez, on Thanksgiving in 2013

By JORDAN OWEN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for stabbing his ex-girlfriend, Maria Gonzalez, to death outside her Northwest Side home on Thanksgiving Day in 2013. Alberto Gaytan pleaded guilty to murder on Wednesday before Judge Erica Reddick, according to Cook County court records. Gaytan stabbed his … Read more →

UPDATE: Alberto Gaytan stabbed ex-girlfriend 11 times outside her Northwest Side apartment, prosecutors said

Alberto Gaytan / Photo from Chicago Police BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Alberto Gaytan stabbed his ex-girlfriend 11 times — nearly decapitating her — Thanksgiving morning outside her Northwest Side home, prosecutors said. Gaytan, 42, is accused of attacking Maria Gonzalez about 5 a.m. Nov. 28 in the 4800 block of North Moody … Read more →

Alberto Gaytan charged with murder in Northwest Side stabbing death of Maria Gonzalez

Alberto Gaytan / Photo from Chicago Police Alberto Gaytan has been charged with murder for allegedly stabbing a woman to death during a Thanksgiving Day domestic attack on the Northwest Side. Gaytan, 42, of the 3000 block of West Ainslie Street, is accused of killing 39-year-old Maria Gonzalez on Nov. 28, authorities said. Police believe … Read more →

Alberto Gaytan

Suspected in the Nov. 28, 2013 death of Maria Gonzalez.