Homicide Watch Chicago

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 →

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 / 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 →

BY MICHAEL LANSU Homicide Watch Chicago Editor Five people were killed in murders throughout the city last week. The most recent murder happened when police found 24-year-old Sherod Nesbitt lying on the ground in the 11100 block of South Vernon Avenue about 6:30 p.m. Sunday, authorities said. Nesbitt, of the 11100 block of South Longwood … Read more →

Maria Gonzalez was found stabbed to death Thursday morning on a Northwest Side street. Police found Gonzalez, 39, in the street near her home in the 4800 block of North Moody Avenue about 5 a.m., authorities said. She was declared dead on the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. She suffered “visible … Read more →

Maria Gonzalez was found beaten to death Thursday morning on a Northwest Side street. Police found Gonzalez, 39, in the street near her home in the 4800 block of North Moody Avenue about 5 a.m., authorities said. She was declared dead on the scene, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office. She suffered “visible … Read more →