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Wife obtained order of protection days before Little Village man fatally shot her and teen daughter, wounded son: prosecutors

July 10, 2023

Jose Alvarez, 67, was charged with first-degree murder, attempted murder and aggravated battery from discharging a firearm. Less than two weeks before she and her daughter were shot to death, Karina Gonzalez had gotten a restraining order against her husband because of his drinking, drug use and threatening behavior. But the order was never served, prosecutors disclosed Thursday, and Jose … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: abuse, child homicide, domestic violence, gun violence, homicide, illinois

Husband found dead with family in Buffalo Grove home had been barred from house, allowed back Nov. 1

December 2, 2022

A few weeks before she was killed, Vera Kisliak made what appears to be a fateful decision: she let her estranged husband, who for months had tormented and threatened her, to move back into her house. Wednesday, Buffalo Grove police forced their way into the Kisliaks’ million-dollar home in the 2800 block of Acacia Terrace to find what Chief Brian Budds called a “horrific” crime scene: Vera … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: abuse, child homicide, domestic violence, Family Court, homicide, illinois

Family mourns the loss of loved ones to domestic violence

October 10, 2022

WEST PEORIA (25 News Now) - New details have been learned about the woman and her eight-year old son killed Thursday in a case of domestic violence. She had moved away after getting a protection order. Now, her family hopes others facing similar troubles will be able to escape before it’s too late. “She was more than a sister, she was like my best friend,” said brother of Quardreka Payne, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: abuse, child homicide, domestic violence, gun violence, homicide, illinois

Father Charged with Drowning His 3 Young Children Left Note for Estranged Wife: “If I can’t have them, neither can you”

June 16, 2022

Jason E. Karels, 35, of Round Lake Beach, faces three counts of first-degree murder in the deaths Monday of his three young children, 5-year-old Bryant Karels, 3-year-old Cassidy Karels and 2-year-old Gideon Karels. "The most important thing to me were the kids, and he knew that," his estranged wife Debra Karels told CBS Chicago. "He knew that nothing mattered but those children, and he took … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: bryant karels, cassidy karels, chicago, child homicide, divorce, domestic violence, gideon karels, illinois, lake county

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