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DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — A suspect is due in court Thursday after being charged with murdering a pregnant woman in Downers Grove, Illinois.
Court documents revealed the incident appeared to stem from a Facebook Marketplace car sale, and the victim was stabbed 70 times.
Loved ones gathered for a vigil Wednesday evening as they mourned the death of 30-year-old Eliza Morales. She and her family were months away from welcoming a new child, their second after their two-year-old daughter.
Morales was found dead after an apartment fire Monday night. Nedas Revuckas, 19, has been charged with first-degree murder, armed robbery, arson, animal cruelty and other crimes in connection to Morales’ death.
Investigators said Morales resisted the suspect at her doorstep, as he tried to rob her.
Gabriel Morales, Eliza’s husband, had listed a pickup truck for sale on Facebook Marketplace. Court documents showed that Revuckas had intended to purchase it, but became upset about the condition of the truck and “decided to take out his frustration on Eliza.”
Court documents allege, during a struggle, Morales suffered 70 stab wounds. Revuckas is also accused of stabbing the Morales family’s dog.
“You get angry and then you get sad and then you get angry again and it’s such a rollercoaster,” Morales’ mother-in-law Angelica Silva said.
“She’s a sweetheart and she didn’t deserve this and it’s just too painful and honestly you just don’t expect this to happen,” Morales’ cousin Carolina Castro said.
During the fight, Revuckas told detectives Eliza “mentioned she was pregnant,” according to court documents. Investigators say after the stabbing, the suspect allegedly started a fire inside the home.
“Pure evil. None of us get it-she did not deserve this,” Silva said. “No one deserves anything like this.”
While the suspect’s motive is not clear to Morales’ family, what has been clear is the impact her loss will have on the family, including her surviving two-year-old daughter.
“Were just going to raise her daughter the way she was,” Silva said.
A GoFundMe page has been set up to support the victim’s family.
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