A Chicago woman has been charged with murder for allegedly killing a landlord that was trying to evict her, then hiding the dismembered remains in a freezer, police say.
Sandra Kolalou, 36, was charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide, the Chicago Police Department announced Wednesday.
Killed in the slaying was 69-year-old landlord Frances Walker, who owned a boarding home and was renting rooms to several tenants, authorities said.
“The person who owns the residence has actually served the defendant with a notice to leave, or an eviction notice,” Brendan Deenihan, chief of detectives with Chicago police, told reporters.
Police were called to the victim’s home by concerned tenants in the early evening Monday because she had not been seen in about a day, Deenihan said. Tenants told investigators they heard screaming about 2:30 in the morning.
Many of the tenants also mentioned to police they were afraid of Kolalou, according to Deenihan.
When officers arrived on scene, the defendant was there and declined to speak to police.
Chicago woman facing eviction allegedly killed her landlord and hid the remains in a freezer, police say
Sandra Kolalou, 36, was charged with first-degree murder and concealment of a homicide in the death of Frances Walker, 69.
