Overview
- Ryan Dodd, 44, of Aurora, Illinois, has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder along with home invasion, armed violence, residential burglary and aggravated stalking, according to Oswego police.
- The Kendall County Coroner’s Office reported after a Jan. 29 autopsy that Stewart, 41, sustained multiple sharp-force injuries.
- Authorities say Stewart’s husband called 911 after seeing a man chase her into the garage on a home surveillance feed; officers found her unresponsive and she was pronounced dead at the residence.
- Police detained Dodd about 30 minutes later after spotting his vehicle and conducting a traffic stop, and he remains held at the Kendall County Jail.
- Investigators released images that appeared to show the suspect surveilling the home and asked neighbors for footage, while a GoFundMe has been launched to support Stewart’s husband and six children; Dodd is due in court on Feb. 9, according to records cited by the Daily Mail.