Overview
- A Cook County judge issued an arrest warrant charging Beckerink with first-degree murder, citing a complaint that he threw Caitlin Tracey over a 24th-floor stairwell railing at 1201 South Prairie Avenue on Oct. 25, 2024.
- Tracey’s severed foot was discovered in the stairwell on Oct. 27, 2024, and police found her body at the bottom of the stairs after Beckerink had reported her missing the previous day.
- The medical examiner found injuries consistent with a fall from height but left the manner of death undetermined, an issue expected to figure prominently in the case.
- Beckerink recently pleaded no contest in Michigan to domestic-violence-related charges and was sentenced to 93 days in jail and probation, according to court records.
- No Cook County court date has been announced, and Beckerink remains in custody in Michigan as prosecutors move forward with the Chicago murder case.