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Adam Beckerink Due in Chicago Court Today on Wife's Murder Charge

Prosecutors used a governor's warrant following his Michigan domestic-abuse sentence.

Overview

  • The 47-year-old is expected before Judge Susana Ortiz at about 11:30 a.m. at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse.
  • He was extradited from Michigan on a warrant signed by Gov. J.B. Pritzker after serving 93 days in Berrien County for abusing Caitlin Tracey.
  • Police say he previously filed a missing-person report claiming he had not seen Tracey in a month, contradicting surveillance that showed them together on Oct. 24, 2024.
  • Tracey was found Oct. 27, 2024 after a fall of more than 20 floors at the couple's South Loop high-rise, with severe injuries reported at the scene.
  • Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling said detectives spent months building the case to secure the murder charge.