Homicide Watch Chicago

By JEFF MAYES Homicide Watch Chicago The victims ranged in age from 3 years old to 78. Several of them were teenagers, while three of them were in their 60s or older. Six of them died on Father’s Day, including the toddler who was allegedly beaten to death by her father; and an elderly couple … Read more →

By ANDY GRIMM Chicago Sun-Times A 47-year-old man stabbed his parents—Shirley Ervin and Johnnie Ervin—to death inside the couple’s home in the Austin neighborhood over the weekend, Cook County prosecutors said in court Tuesday. Around 1 a.m. Sunday, Dexter Barnes brushed past his brother and another witness in the gangway of the two-flat where his … Read more →

By ASHLEE REZIN Chicago Sun-Times Wire A man has been charged with stabbing his elderly parents—Shirley Ervin and Johnnie Ervin—to death early on Father’s Day in their Austin neighborhood home on the West Side. Dexter Barnes, 47, faces two felony counts of first-degree murder, according to Chicago Police. A police source said the victims were … Read more →