Overview

• Wendy Tolbert, 45, faces charges including first-degree murder, two counts of attempted first-degree murder, six counts of aggravated arson and multiple counts of aggravated battery
• Prosecutors detailed allegations that Tolbert stabbed her three children before igniting the family home and told investigators she thought they were possessed by the devil
• Her 4-year-old son, Jordan Wallace, died of stab wounds at Stroger Hospital, the 13-year-old daughter remains in critical condition and the 10-year-old son is hospitalized in serious condition
• The blaze spread to a neighboring building, causing smoke inhalation injuries to a 31-year-old woman, a 34-year-old man and three responding police officers
• Investigators from the ATF have joined Chicago Police and Cook County prosecutors in the ongoing arson probe, and no official motive has been released beyond the suspect’s reported mental health struggles and cancer diagnosis