George Levin, a businessman and interior designer Chicagohe was found dead in the basement of the apartment where he lived in Norwood Parklast Sunday night. Levin’s body, from 63 yearspresented signs of extreme violence: I was tied hands and foot, with an average in the mouth fastened with adhesive tapeand showed multiple injuries that would indicate a brutal beating. Police arrested two suspects identified as Jefferson Ubilla-Delgadoof 29 yearsoriginally from Venezuela and Geiderwuin Bello Moralesof 21originally from Ecuador, accused of first degree murder and robbery, According to reports from CBS News.
Security cameras captured the suspects entering and leaving the victim’s apartment On the night of crime. According to the Prosecutor’s Office, Levin had met Ubilla-delgado and Bello Morales through a appointment appand the two men would have attended their home with the apparent intention to have sex, according to the media.
However, minutes after the arrival of the suspects, Levin’s sister heard Strong noises from the basement. When he went down to investigate, he found Bello Morales leaving his brother’s room. When asked where Levin was, the man replied that he was fine and that he would call her later. The woman retired, but after not receiving news, He decided to force the basement door and discovered the crime scene Around 11 pm
The forensic report confirmed that Levin died from multiple injuriesincluding a hemorrhage in the neck, a subdural hemorrhage in the head and fractures in the ribs. It was possibly suffocatedalthough it is still investigated whether this was the main cause of death, according to the medical reports cited by the media.
The victim was found partially nakedwith the hands tied with adhesive tape and feet subject to an electric cable. His sister tried perform resuscitation maneuvers while the paramedics arrivedbut Levin was declared dead when he arrived at the hospital Ascension Resurrection
After committing the crime, ubilla-deelgado and beautiful Morales They stole Levin’s phone and wallet. With your phone, they made Four purchases on Amazon for a total of more than 4,000 dollars And they were captured in a vape shop Trying to withdraw money from an ATM with the victim’s credit cards, he reported CBS News.
The researchers tracked the location of the suspects thanks to the stolen telephone signal and a key element: Ubilla-delgado carried a GPS monitor from the US immigration authorities. UU.which allowed him to locate him in the apartment he shared with Bello Morales. Both were arrested Thursday.
During Saturday’s hearing, the defendant’s defense argued that the incident was a “Unfortunate accident” among adults who met in a consensual way. They alleged that it cannot be determined with certainty what was agreed and what not in the encounter that ended with the death of Levin.
However, the Prosecutor’s Office highlighted the background of one of the defendants: Bello Morales had been arrested two weeks before For a case of aggression against a minor of 13 yearswhen he allegedly tried to attract two girls to his car. I had not yet submitted a statement about this case When Levin’s murder occurred.
The judge Will Fahywho presided over the detention hearing, described the crime of “Horrifying and chilling” and denied the possibility of bail for the defendants. “Calling this violent would be underestimate the brutality of what happened. Everything points to these two defendants as those directly responsible for this violence, ”he said at the hearing, according to reports from ABC News.
Both suspects will appear again in Courts on February 6. Meanwhile, they will remain in custody of the cook county sheriff. Regarding the involvement of the immigration authorities, the legal analyst of CBS News ChicagoIrv Millerhe explained that ICE may not intervene in the case until the trial ends and sentences are issued. If they are convicted, they must fulfill their penalty in Illinois before any deportation process is considered.
