Overview

• Roland Schmidt, 76, is charged with first-degree murder after allegedly shooting his 45-year-old daughter-in-law, Christine Moyer, in the head outside the Schaumburg Marriott Hotel on July 25.
• At a July 28 hearing, Judge Ellen Mandeltort denied Schmidt bail, deeming him a threat to the public despite defense arguments about his age and health.
• Prosecutors told the court that Schmidt plotted the execution-style killing at least a week in advance and planned to kill himself after the shooting.
• According to police and witnesses, Schmidt followed Moyer from a wedding event to the hotel parking lot and fired one shot before bystanders and officers restrained him and recovered the firearm.
• His next court date is scheduled for August 22 at the Rolling Meadows courthouse, as Schmidt remains in Cook County Jail pending trial.