Homicide Watch Chicago

On Aug. 27, 2014, Hector Rivera waited outside the workplace of a woman he had been dating in Albany Park, and when he saw Erendira Pimentel-Hernandez, he stabbed her more than 20 times. On Friday, the 56-year-old Rivera was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to murder for the fatal stabbing, according … Read more →

BY RUMMANA HUSSAIN Chicago Sun-Times A convicted felon who allegedly stabbed his caretaker girlfriend to death in Albany Park last week was ordered held without bond Tuesday. Hector Rivera stabbed Erendira Pimentel-Hernandez 22 times with his steak knife during an arguing in a stairwell near where she was working in the 4700 block of North … Read more →

Hector Rivera has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of caretaker Erenbira Pimentel-Hernandez Wednesday morning in the Albany Park neighborhood. Pimentel-Hernandez, 38, was stabbed multiple times in a stairwell in the 4700 block of North Lawndale Avenue about 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Minutes earlier, a witness saw her talking to a man … Read more →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Nine people were murdered throughout Chicago last week, including two beating deaths and one fatal stabbing. Both of the beatings happened over the holiday weekend, when three people were shot to death and at least 33 others were wounded by gunfire. The most recent murder happened when a … Read more →

BY JORDAN OWEN Sun-Times Media A caretaker was stabbed to death in the Albany Park neighborhood Wednesday morning. Erendira Pimentel-Hernandez, 38, was stabbed multiple times in a stairwell in the 4700 block of North Lawndale Avenue about 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, authorities said. Minutes earlier, a witness saw Hernandez talking to a man in a rear … Read more →