IL - Ashley Tucker, 25, found deceased, Joliet, 13 Oct 2018 *Arrest*

[Dénouement]

Who says he saw her last and where?

 

[Shin Masamura]

Who says he saw her last and where?

If your asking for a link, i think what you posted sums it up, the police aren't saying or showing their hand in this as any confirmed information has come from friends and family and not LE.

 

[Darling136]

Man arrested in case of missing Joliet woman

Zabala was the last known person to see Tucker prior to her disappearance, according to police, who said he was also acting suspiciously before and after she went missing. Zabala also had an active warrant in Will County for not complying with the sex offender registry.

 

[Darling136]

Human remains found during search for missing mom | The Herald-News

Badly decomposed remains were discovered during the search for missing mom Ashley Tucker.

 

[margarita25]

Human remains found during search for missing mom | The Herald-News

“The investigation into the disappearance of Ashley Tucker has led detectives to an area in the 3500 block of State Street, where detectives have recovered what is believed to be human remains,” Joliet Police Chief Al Roechner said in a written statement.“

 

[cybervampira]

Burned remains identified as missing mom | The Herald-News

The burned body discovered Friday during the search for missing mom Ashley Tucker have been identified as the remains of the young Joliet woman.

The remains were found Friday in a burn barrel outside a residence on South State Street just north of Joliet and had suffered "severe thermal damage," according to the Will County Coroner's Office.

The remains were identified through tattoo comparison, a representative of the coroner's office said.

 

[GraceG]

Burned remains identified as missing mom | The Herald-News

He tries to burn her body in a barrel on family property? I pray he is never free another day in his pitiful life to harm another soul. This poor woman loved her 4 year daughter immensely and now that child will have to grow up with this loss. Prayers for her family.

 

[Dénouement]

Oh this is incredibly sad to read

 

[Shin Masamura]

I went back in my alerts on this page and sad to hear this news. Full justice to this repeat offender......

 

[cybervampira]

Sex Offender Held In Missing Joliet Woman’s Death

The Illinois Sex Offender Registry cites charges for murder with the intent to kill or injure and aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a victim between the ages of 13 and 16.

Zabala, of Joliet, was released from prison in 2011, and since then two separate woman have filed for orders of protection against him on five different occasions.

Last month Zabala was charged with four counts domestic battery.

Eric Pinnick, a lifelong friend of Zabala, said he though he knew him well, but know he’s unsure of his true personality.

“We went to grade school together, high school together (and) we worked together all through the years,” Pinnick said.

But after watching police remove Tucker’s remains from a charred barrel and Zabala could be connected, Pinnick doesn’t know what to think.

 

[iulia]

Man Questioned by Police Now Charged in Murder of Joliet Woman

The Joliet Police Department says the man who was taken into custody for questioning and separate charges has now been charged for the murder of a Joliet woman whose remains were found in a burn barrel last month.

 

[Vail]

Ashley Tucker Murder: This Forensic Evidence Is Critical

"The Joliet Police Department collected swabs from the handle and blade of a tool found at the location where the victim's body was discovered and from the steering wheel of a Buick allegedly driven by the defendant at or near the time of the victim's disappearance," Fitzgerald notified the judge.

Ashley Tucker Murder Defendant Hires Chuck Bretz

Judge Jones set Zabala's bail at $5,000, meaning he only needed $500 cash to get out of the county's jail. On Oct. 5, Zabala was arrested; he spent only four hours in the Will County Jail before posting 10 percent of his $5,000 bail to regain his freedom.

Ashley Tucker Slaying: Bretz Questions Physical Evidence

 

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Peter Zabala, a convicted sexual predator, remains in Will County's Jail without bail, charged with first-degree murder.​

Ashley Tucker was 25 years old when she vanished in October 2018. Several days later, Joliet police found her remains inside a burn barrel up the road from the Old Joliet Prison. (Image via Joliet police )

Ashley Tucker's Murder: Trial Set For 'Predator' Peter Zabala

Peter Zabala, a convicted sexual predator, remains in Will County's Jail without bail, charged with first-degree murder.

patch.com

 

[ifindedout]

Lots Of Joliet Area Murder Trials Set For 2024

Many of Joliet's murder defendants choose to wait five or six years, sometimes longer, before having their day in court before a judge.

patch.com

It's been five years and more than two months since Joliet police detectives brought Peter Zabala back to the Will County Jail and had him locked away on first-degree murder charges following the disappearance of 25-year-old Joliet resident Ashley Tucker.

Over the past several years, Zabala has taken an active role in preparing his defense, working closely with his hired counsel, downtown Joliet attorney Chuck Bretz. Tucker vanished late at night after attending a small party in Joliet. Nearly two weeks later, Tucker's remains were discovered by Joliet police inside a burn barrel on the north edge of Joliet. Her body was set on fire after her violent death.

Trial date: March 11, Courtroom 405 of Judge Carlson