Overview
- Nedas Revuckas, 19, was hospitalized from his DuPage County Correctional Center housing unit on Thursday and remains in critical condition after receiving on-site medical aid.
- He had been ordered detained earlier that day on charges including first-degree murder, intentional homicide of an unborn child, arson, armed robbery and aggravated cruelty to animals.
- Sheriff’s officials say a preliminary review indicates no other individuals were involved, and his treatment is at an undisclosed medical facility for security reasons.
- Prosecutors cite surveillance video, a confession about the killing and setting a fire, and recovered clothing and vehicle evidence as key pieces in the case tied to a Facebook Marketplace truck sale.
- A preliminary autopsy found about 70 stab wounds and soot in Eliza Morales’ airway; the five-months-pregnant mother was found near her apartment door, and the family’s dog was also injured.