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Daisy Gutierrez gets 16 years for her role in murder and dismemberment of Jose Reyes in 2013

Jeff Mayes — Thu, 28 Apr 2016 16:23:45 -0500

By JORDAN OWEN
Chicago Sun-Times Wire

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A woman who was charged, along with her boyfriend and father, in connection with the murder and dismemberment of Jose Reyes at her Southwest Side home in 2013, was sentenced to 16 years in prison Thursday.

Daisy Gutierrez, 21, pleaded guilty to dismembering a body before Judge William Hooks, according to Cook County court records.

Prosecutors alleged a love triangle was at the center of the grisly murder at the home in the Ashburn neighborhood.

Gutierrez told her family to leave their home in the 8300 block of South Scottsdale Avenue on May 21, 2013, and lured her former boyfriend's brother, Reyes, to her room, prosecutors said. She began to undress while her current boyfriend, 24-year-old Milton Miranda, lay in wait.

Reyes, 28, had expressed interest in Gutierrez, so as she began undressing, Miranda kicked in the door and attacked Reyes with a pipe and knife, prosecutors said. He slit Reyes' throat in front of Gutierrez and decapitated him.

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Her father, 58-year-old Salvador Gutierrez, came home and watched as Daisy Gutierrez and Martin Miranda dismembered Reyes and buried him in plastic bags in their backyard, authorities said.

Reyes' remains were found Oct. 4, 2013, and an autopsy determined his death was caused by multiple sharp force injuries and assault, authorities said.

Daisy Gutierrez and her father were arrested in Chicago. Miranda was arrested in Morristown, New Jersey, and extradited to Chicago.

Judge Hooks sentenced Daisy Gutierrez to 16 years in prison Thursday, according to court records. She will receive credit for 936 days served in the Cook County Jail.

Salvador Gutierrez, who was also charged with concealing a homicide, was also scheduled to appear in court Thursday. Details about his hearing weren't immediately available.

Miranda, who is charged with first-degree murder, is next scheduled to appear in court May 12.

Milton Miranda pleads not guilty in Southwest Side murder, dismemberment

Michael Lansu — Tue, 11 Feb 2014 18:07:08 -0600

Milton Miranda / Photo from Chicago Police

BY LEEANN SHELTON
Sun-Times Media

A man extradited from New Jersey to face charges in a grisly Southwest Side murder pleaded not guilty Tuesday.

Milton Miranda, 22, faces one count of first-degree murder for the May 2013 killing and dismemberment of Jose Reyes, according to Chicago Police.

Miranda, his girlfriend Daisy Gutierrez and her father Salvador Gutierrez were also charged in the murder, authorities said. Reyes was the brother Daisy Gutierrez' former boyfriend.

Police believe a love triangle was at the center of the violence at the home in the 8300 block of South Scottsdale, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times.

Daisy Gutierrez / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's office

Daisy Gutierrez told her family to leave their Southwest Side home on May 21, 2013, according to prosecutors. She then invited Reyes to come over.

Gutierrez lured Reyes to her room and began to undress -- all while Miranda lay in wait.

Reyes was attacked with a pipe and knife and his dismembered body was buried in the backyard, prosecutors claim. His remains were found in October 2013.

Salvador Gutierrez / Photo from Cook County Sheriff's office

Miranda pleaded not guilty Tuesday before judge William Hooks, Cook County State’s Attorney’s office spokesman Stephen Campbell said. He will next appear in court March 10.

Daisy and Salvador Gutierrez will next appear in court March 14, according to the state’s attorney’s office.

Third person charged in grisly Southwest Side killing, dismemberment

Michael Lansu — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 09:34:16 -0600

Milton Miranda / Photo from Chicago Police

A third suspect was extradited from New Jersey and ordered held without bond Sunday in connection to a grisly Southwest Side murder.

Milton Miranda, 22, faces one count of first-degree murder in connection with the May killing and dismemberment of Jose Reyes, police said.

Miranda has been held since October in the Morris County Jail in Morristown, N.J., according to jail officials. He was extradited to Chicago on Saturday.

Reyes was the brother of a former boyfriend of Daisy Gutierrez, who is charged in the murder along with her father, Salvador Gutierrez.

Miranda is Daisy Gutierrez’s current boyfriend, authorities said.

Daisy Gutierrez told her family to leave their Southwest Side home on May 21, according to prosecutors. She invited Jose Reyes to come over.

Gutierrez lured Reyes to her room and began to undress — all while her boyfriend lay in wait.

And that’s when the horror began to unfold inside the single-story home in Chicago’s Scottsdale neighborhood, leading prosecutors to charge Miranda and Gutierrez with murder.

Gutierrez’s father, 56-year-old Salvador Gutierrez, is charged with concealing a homicide for allegedly watching while Reyes’ body was dismembered and for allegedly helping bury the remains.

Chicago Police believe a love triangle was at the center of the violence at the home in the 8300 block of South Scottsdale Avenue, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times. A prosecutor said Daisy Gutierrez had children with Reyes’ brother.

Reyes, 28, had expressed his own interest in Daisy Gutierrez and had been calling her cellphone, Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Heather Kent said in October during Gutierrez’s bond hearing.

So on May 21, while Daisy Gutierrez was undressing in front of Reyes in her bedroom, Kent said, the boyfriend kicked in the door and pounced on Reyes.

The boyfriend attacked Reyes with a pipe and a knife, slitting Reyes’ throat in front of Gutierrez and decapitating him, Kent said.

When it was done, Gutierrez called her father and told him she had “fixed the problem,” Kent said. Her father came home, and they allegedly convinced him to help get rid of the body.

Salvador Gutierrez watched while his daughter’s boyfriend dismembered Reyes, Kent said. Then Salvador Gutierrez spent three hours digging a hole in the backyard and helped bury the remains in plastic bags, Kent said.

Daisy Gutierrez and her father were arrested in Chicago. Reyes’ remains were found Oct. 4, and an autopsy determined his death was caused by “multiple sharp force injuries” and “assault,” according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Miranda was ordered held with no bail Sunday, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s office. A judge set Daisy Gutierrez’s bond at $2 million and her father’s at $500,000.

Miranda will appear in court again Monday. Gutierrez will appear in court Feb. 6, but her father’s next court date was unavailable Sunday night.
-- Sun-Times, Sun-Times Media Wire

Third person arrested in grisly SW Side killing, dismemberment

Brian Slodysko — Tue, 08 Oct 2013 10:48:01 -0500

The third suspect in a grisly Southwest Side murder is being held in New Jersey awaiting extradition to Chicago, sources said Monday.

Milton Miranda has been held since Saturday in the Morris County Jail in Morristown, N.J., according to jail officials. He is wanted on a murder warrant issued by Chicago Police. The circumstances surrounding his arrest remain unclear.

Police believe he killed Jose Reyes and dismembered his body in May.

Reyes was the brother of a former boyfriend of Daisy Gutierrez, who is charged in the murder along with her father, Salvador Gutierrez.

Miranda is Daisy Gutierrez’s current boyfriend, authorities said.

Daisy Gutierrez told her family to leave their Southwest Side home on May 21, according to prosecutors. She invited Jose Reyes to come over.

Gutierrez lured Reyes to her room and began to undress — all while her boyfriend lay in wait.

And that’s when the horror began to unfold inside the single-story home in Chicago’s Scottsdale neighborhood, leading prosecutors to charge Gutierrez on Sunday with murder.

Her father, 56-year-old Salvador Gutierrez, is charged with concealing a homicide for allegedly watching while Reyes’ body was dismembered and for allegedly helping bury the remains.

Chicago Police believe a love triangle was at the center of the violence at the home in the 8300 block of South Scottsdale, sources told the Chicago Sun-Times.

A prosecutor said Daisy Gutierrez had children with Reyes’ brother. Children’s toys could be seen Sunday behind the home, which was wrapped with police tape.

Assistant Cook County State’s Attorney Heather Kent said Reyes, 28, had expressed his own interest in Daisy Gutierrez and had been calling her cellphone. (According to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office, Reyes was 19.)

So on May 21, while Daisy Gutierrez was undressing in front of Reyes in her bedroom, Kent said, the boyfriend kicked in the door and pounced on Reyes.

The boyfriend attacked Reyes with a pipe and a knife, slitting Reyes’ throat in front of Gutierrez and decapitating him, Kent said.

When it was done, Gutierrez called her father and told him she had “fixed the problem,” Kent said. Her father came home, and they allegedly convinced

him to help get rid of the body.

Daisy Gutierrez and her father were arrested in Chicago. Reyes’ remains were found around 1:20 p.m. Friday, and an autopsy determined his death was caused by “multiple sharp force injuries” and “assault,” according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.

Daisy Gutierrez, pregnant and dressed in a dark hoodie, stood Sunday in a courtroom near her father, who busses tables at an Oak Lawn restaurant. and was a busboy dressed in a white shirt. Records show he was arrested Friday at the restaurant where he works in Oak Lawn.

Both listened calmly as Kent outlined the macabre crime to Cook County Judge Maria Kuriakos Ciesil, telling the judge that Daisy Gutierrez and her father admitted their roles in Reyes’ death.

The judge set Daisy Gutierrez’s bond at $2 million and her father’s at $500,000.

-Sun-Times and Sun-Times Media Wire

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