IL - Caitlin Tracey, 36, deceased, COD undetermined, Chicago, 27 Oct 2024

[TwinkieDefense]

Nov 15, 2024 article

https://wgntv.com/news/chicago-news/judge-rules-parents-of-woman-found-dead-in-south-loop-high-rise-can-take-possession-of-her-remains/

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On Oct. 27, just before 7:30 p.m., Chicago police investigators responded to a luxury hi-rise condo in the 1200 block of South Prairie Avenue, where Beckerink lived. Witnesses told police that her body was found just below her husband’s condo unit.

The 36-year-old’s severed foot was reportedly discovered at the bottom of a stairwell.

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[TwinkieDefense]

Nov 18, 2024 article

Who Is Adam Beckerink? Chicago Man Accused Of 'Terrorising' Wife Caitlin Tracey Before She Was Found 'Pulverised'

Adam Beckerink, a Chicago tax attorney, stands accused of abusing and terrorising his wife, whose body was discovered 'pulverised' and missing a foot.

www.ibtimes.co.uk

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Despite the allegations, Beckerink has not been charged in connection to Caitlin's death. Chicago police have confirmed that the case remains under investigation. A spokesperson stated, "Detectives are conducting a death investigation, pending autopsy results. No one is in custody at this time."

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[TwinkieDefense]

Nov 19, 2024 article

Caitlin Tracey's husband files emergency motion, further halting her funeral plans

The legal battle over Caitlin Tracey’s remains took another turn Tuesday as her husband filed an emergency motion, further delaying her parents’ plans for a funeral.

www.fox32chicago.com

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The legal battle over Caitlin Tracey’s remains took another turn Tuesday as her husband filed an emergency motion, further delaying her parents’ plans for a funeral.

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[tarabull]

Nov 13, 2024 article...

Biglaw Partner Removed From Firm After Wife's Remains Found In Stairwell - Above the Law

The firm reacted 'swiftly' once made aware of the allegations.

abovethelaw.com

 

[asmi106082]

Nov 13, 2024 article...

Biglaw Partner Removed From Firm After Wife's Remains Found In Stairwell - Above the Law

The firm reacted 'swiftly' once made aware of the allegations.

abovethelaw.com

I’m really glad that his law firm acted so quickly to get rid of him. They said just the documents she filed in court were enough for them to want to cut ties. How refreshing after seeing some companies put their employees on paid leave forever. MOO

 

[TwinkieDefense]

Nov 20, 2024 - glad the family won.

Judge denies husband’s attempt to halt funeral of woman found dead in South Loop building

The parents of Caitlin Tracey, 37, have been locked in a weekslong custody battle, aiming to block her husband from retrieving her remains, citing his alleged history of domestic abuse against her and the suspicious circumstances of her death.

chicago.suntimes.com

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The parents of a woman found dead in a South Loop apartment building can bury their daughter after a judge denied her husband’s latest efforts to delay a funeral and reclaim custody of her remains.

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[Dotta]

Disheveled mugshot emerges of lawyer, 46, after wife found dead

Caitlin Tracey was found dead and missing a foot in the stairwell of Adam Beckerink's luxury South Loop condo on October 27, according to court documents seen by DailyMail.com.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Occam's Zebra]

So...they haven't arrested anyone? Unbelievable. Even if only half the info in that Daily Mail article (above) is true...seems pretty clear what happened.

 

[JosieMae]

Monster.

 

[MrsWatson]

How did he not get arrested? This is not a mystery.

 

[Rush4087]

Disheveled mugshot emerges of lawyer, 46, after wife found dead

Caitlin Tracey was found dead and missing a foot in the stairwell of Adam Beckerink's luxury South Loop condo on October 27, according to court documents seen by DailyMail.com.

www.dailymail.co.uk

Underneath a photo of Caitlyn in the above DM article it says: “she died after falling down 24 flights of stairs”

I am of the opinion that it would be virtually impossible for anybody to fall down 24 “flights” of stairs in a modern condominium or office tower - as at some point your “tumble” would be halted by a stair landing.

I suppose that if a stairwell had an open-center configuration, more like spiral where you could see all the way down to the bottom - one could “fall” (free fall) 24 stories and then land on the bottom floor. Imo this stair configuration is not common in modern high rise condo buildings.

And where was the severed foot found, on a different landing than the body? I think that if a foot of a body tumbling down “flights” of stairs got caught between a handrail or handrail support and the wall or landing, it would also halt any “tumble”.

So, imo, either the article is poorly worded and inadequately describes what happened - or she fell 24 floors down the center of an open-shafted stairwell - a free fall - more like if she had been pushed or thrown over the railing of the 24th floor landing or balcony.

Jmo

 

[vls12345]

Funeral held for woman who died at husband's South Loop condo after legal battle over remains

After a weeks-long legal battle, a funeral was held Saturday for Caitlin Tracey. She was found dead last month in the stairwell of a South Loop condo owned by her husband of six months, who she had accused of abuse.

abc7chicago.com

 

[vls12345]

Older article but the end gives an overview of two court cases still pending against the husband:

Two domestic violence cases against Beckerink in Berrien County remain pending, both from 2024 and with Tracey listed as the victim.

On Oct. 21, a status conference was held for the most recent case regarding an August incident that took place in New Buffalo. Beckerink is alleged to have assaulted Tracey, interfered with her attempt to call 911 and then violently resisted arrest once police officers arrived, according to court records.

A jury trial for the case, in which Beckerink faces felony charges for resisting arrest in addition to a domestic violence charge, was initially scheduled to begin on Oct. 29 but will now take place in January 2025.

The other case pending is from a January incident, with charges including multiple felonies — larceny over $20,000, larceny in a building and interference with an electronic communication device causing injury or death — and domestic violence.

Parents of woman found dead in South Loop apartment stairwell move to block her husband from retrieving remains, citing alleged pattern of abuse

The parents have been granted a temporary order preventing their daughter’s husband from retrieving her remains, alleging in court documents a pattern of abusive behavior.

www.chicagotribune.com

 

[Lusitana]

This is horrific.

 

[TwinkieDefense]

Dec 5,2024 news

Caitlin Tracey’s South Loop death raises questions as Michigan neighbors recall her life

Caitlin Tracey was found dead in a Chicago condo building nearly six weeks ago. Now, her neighbors in Michigan are opening up about the 36-year-old woman who they say seemingly had it all together.

www.fox32chicago.com

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Lantz goes on to recall: "Apparently then he went around to the sunroom in the back of the house and came in. She tried to run and get away from him and she describes hiding underneath the dining room table. She described him pulling her out by her hair. She described at some point during all of this, grabbing her phone and calling 911."

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[itsdev]

Just heard about this case today.
WHAT.THE.F*CK?

Law and Crime - Husband Arrested After Wife Found Dead in Luxury Condo

 

[itsdev]

Just heard about this case today.
WHAT.THE.F*CK?

Law and Crime - Husband Arrested After Wife Found Dead in Luxury Condo

A bit of a misleading video title (shocker lol) I should note that although he has been arrested, it's for domestic violence out of Michigan and he is currently out on bail.

 

[TwinkieDefense]

March 11, 2025 article

Suspect in estranged wife's South Loop stairwell death released from jail on Michigan warrant

The man arrested months after his estranged wife was found dead in a South Loop stairwell has been released from jail after paying bond issued in Michigan.

abc7chicago.com

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Police seized Beckerink's cell phone, and documents filed by his attorney to get it back say Chicago investigators claim "it was on 'investigative hold.'" His cell phone is now part of his wife's death investigation that's still underway by Chicago police detectives.

Beckerink's trial on the aggravated abuse charges in Michigan is scheduled to start April 15.

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