Downers Grove murder: Nedas Revuckas due in court on charges of killing pregnant woman Eliza Morales
DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WLS) — A man accused in the stabbing death of a pregnant woman in Downers Grove is due in court Wednesday.
The woman was found dead after an apartment fire Monday night in the 2300-block of Ogden Avenue.
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Nedas Revuckas, 19, of Westmont is set to face a DuPage County judge Wednesday. He’s accused of killing a pregnant mother and setting her Downers Grove home on fire.
Revuckas faces first-degree murder, robbery, arson and aggravated cruelty to animal charges.
Investigators said 30-year-old Eliza Morales resisted the suspect at her doorstep, as he tried to rob that young mother, who was set to deliver her second child, a baby girl, in March.
ABC7 spoke with the victim’s mother-in-law who said she was taking care of Morales’ young daughter in a neighboring apartment building when the attack happened.
Morales’ husband Gabriel was at work when he got the call that his wife and unborn baby were gone.
“I’m gonna spend the rest of my life missing her,” Gabriel Morales said.” I can get every second back with her and just continue try to live through her for my daughter. And continue to be strong for my family.”
Family members also said they believe Morales was home alone cooking dinner when her attacker knocked on the door. She worked in the payroll department of a children’s hospital.
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