Overview
- Natalie E. Schram, 40, was arraigned in Lake County on Dec. 11 and entered a not guilty plea to four Class 4 felony counts.
- A judge granted her attorney’s request for her to appear via Zoom at the next court date in February and ordered her processed at Riverwoods police within 48 hours.
- Schram was arrested Dec. 3 in Bellingham, Washington, waived extradition, and was released from Whatcom County Jail on a $250,000 cash bond.
- Charges include two counts of concealment of death, one count of abuse of a corpse, and one count of failure to report the death or disappearance of a child under 13.
- Detectives say items found in a suitcase and FBI DNA profiles tie the remains to Schram, who is presumed to be the mother, while the investigation continues and additional charges are possible.