Woman convicted of dismembering landlord in Chicago

>> CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THAT BREAKING NEWS IN THE LAST HOUR. A GUILTY VERDICT IN THE CASE OF A WOMAN ACCUSED OF KILLING HER LANDLORD AND STUFFING HER REMAINS IN A FREEZER. ANALYSTS AND LIVE AT THE COOK COUNTY CRIMINAL COURTS BUILDING WITH THE STORY NOW. LISTEN. >> JENNA BARNES: YEAH, AND MICAH A VERY LATE NIGHT TONIGHT AT THE COOK COUNTY COURTHOUSE. THOSE JURORS STARTED DELIBERATING 02:00PM THIS AFTERNOON. THEY FINALLY REACHED A VERDICT TONIGHT JUST BEFORE 9.30, THAT JUDGE REQUESTING THEY CONTINUE UNTIL THEN AND HOPING THAT THEY WOULD COME TO A VERDICT AND THEY DID FINDING THE DEFENDANT GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES. 37 YEAR-OLD SON SANDRA KALALAU, LOU, SHOWING LITTLE EMOTION AS THE VERDICT WAS READ GUILTY OF FIRST-DEGREE MURDER, DISMEMBERMENT AND AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT IN THE GRUESOME DEATH OF HER LANDLORD. 69 YEAR-OLD FRANCIS WALKER WALKER WAS REPORTED MISSING IN OCTOBER OF 2022. CHICAGO POLICE DISCOVERED HER BODY PARTS INSIDE A FREEZER IN HER HOME DURING THEIR INVESTIGATION INTO HER DISAPPEARANCE, KILLING AND DISMEMBERING WALKER FOLLOWING AN ARGUMENT THAT WAS HEARD BY OTHER TENANTS. WALKER HAD PLANNED TO EVICT ALLOWED WALKER'S PHONE AND CREDIT CARD WERE FOUND IN KALAELOA WHOSE POSSESSION AND ACCORDING TO PROSECUTORS, KOALAS DNA WAS FOUND ON THE BAGS THAT THE BODY PARTS WERE STORED. AND INSIDE THE FREEZER, KOALAS ATTORNEY ATTEMPTED TO STEER THE JURY AWAY FROM THEIR CLIENT POINTING TO WALKER'S HUSBAND AS THE MURDERER PITCHING HIS MOTIVE AS PROFITING FROM HER ESTATE. WALKER'S FAMILY EMBRACING EACH OTHER IN THE COURTROOM AND SHUTTING TEARS DURING THE VERDICT. HERE'S WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY. THE WALKER FAMILY FUN, LEAST. >> WE'RE GOING START IN TODAY. AND WE'RE SO HAPPY OF THE WE KNOW THAT WE GET THE RIGHT PERSON. AND THAT SHE COULD NO LONGER. JUST HEARD ANYBODY >> I BELIEVE JUSTICE WAS DONE. >> AND >> I'M GLAD SOCIETY THIS WILL BE A LITTLE BIT SAFER WITHOUT THIS. OUT THERE. >> AND CLOSE ATTORNEY SAYS THAT SHE MAINTAINS HER INNOCENCE TONIGHT. SHE WILL BE BACK IN COURT ON JUNE. 20TH FOR POST-TRIAL MOTION AND PRIEST SENTENCING. HER ATTORNEY SAYS HE INTENDS TO APPEAL THE JURY'S DECISION AT

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Published: Tue Apr 23 2024