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Man, 65, Charged With Murder and Arson in Englewood Killing of Woman Found Burned

Police describe a link to a separate Roseland kidnapping case, with a court appearance set for Sunday.

Overview

  • Gregory Hudson, 65, faces felony counts of murder, concealing a homicidal death, aggravated kidnapping, arson and aggravated criminal sexual assault with a firearm, according to police.
  • Firefighters and officers found a 36-year-old woman burned outside a garage at 6539 S. Damen Ave. just after midnight Thursday.
  • An autopsy determined she died from gunshot wounds; a police report says she had been shot in the back of the head and stomach and had accelerant on her body.
  • Police documents state investigators linked Hudson to an alleged kidnapping and sexual assault of a 27-year-old woman in Roseland within about an hour of the Englewood fire response.
  • Hudson was arrested Thursday afternoon in Morgan Park and was scheduled to appear at the Leighton Criminal Courthouse on Sunday afternoon.