Illinois teen arrested for allegedly stabbing pregnant mother to dying, setting house on fireplace

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An Illinois teenager was arrested for allegedly stabbing a pregnant mom to dying and attacking her pet canine with a knife earlier than setting the lady's house on fireplace throughout a Fb Market meetup.

Nedas Revuckas, 19, is going through a number of fees, together with first-degree homicide, intentional murder of an unborn little one, animal cruelty, armed theft and arson, after allegedly stabbing Eliza Morales, 30, dozens of occasions in her Downers Grove condo unit on Monday, in response to Downers Grove police .

Revuckas responded to a Fb Market itemizing for a pink 1994 Ford Ranger pickup truck Morales’s husband posted on Saturday. Investigators mentioned Revuckas visited the Morales' house to view the truck and later left with it whereas it nonetheless had the Morales’ license plates, in response to Fox 32.

He organized to fulfill on the couple’s condo constructing on Monday to return the plates and procure a invoice of sale, the outlet reported.

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Nedas Revuckas, 19, is going through a number of fees, together with first-degree homicide, intentional murder of an unborn little one, animal cruelty, armed theft and arson. (Downers Grove Police)

Surveillance video later confirmed Revuckas assembly Morales, who was 5 months pregnant along with her second little one, at round 5:30 p.m.

Morales was seen at one level handing Revuckas a screwdriver. He entered the constructing with a screwdriver in his hand behind his again about 5 minutes later, and video exhibits the door to the Morales’s unit opening and shutting throughout what investigators say seemed to be a battle inside.

Police mentioned the door deal with turned from the within, suggesting somebody was making an attempt to flee.

A short while later, smoke was seen coming from beneath the condo door.

Firefighters responded and located Morales close to the condo door. She was pronounced useless after being put in an ambulance.

Morales' husband was at work throughout the encounter, and the couple’s two-year-old little one was not house both.

However the couple's aged canine was contained in the condo and was stabbed between the eyes, authorities mentioned. Revuckas additionally admitted to kicking the canine.

The canine managed to flee by means of a sliding door throughout the fireplace and was handled at a veterinary hospital.

Eliza Morales, 30, had about 70 stab wounds on her physique. (GoFundMe)

Investigators later arrived at Revuckas' house in Westmont, the place he lives together with his girlfriend, and located the pickup truck within the driveway. He was taken into custody late Monday evening.

Revuckas instructed investigators he was on the Morales' condo to return the license plates and retrieve the invoice of sale however claimed he left by means of the primary entrance. Nonetheless, surveillance footage doesn't present him exiting the constructing.

Throughout a search warrant executed at his house on Tuesday, investigators discovered boots and clothes with what seemed to be blood.

He later confessed to killing Morales, telling investigators he stabbed her 10 occasions. He mentioned he was offended in regards to the situation of the truck he had bought and took out his frustration on her. She had instructed him she was pregnant throughout the battle contained in the condo, authorities mentioned.

An post-mortem carried out by the DuPage County Coroner discovered roughly 70 stab wounds on Morales, most inflicted by a knife. The coroner mentioned there have been defensive accidents and that almost all wounds have been to Morales’ head and neck. The preliminary explanation for dying was a number of sharp-force accidents. Soot was additionally found in her airway.

The coroner additionally mentioned the preliminary explanation for dying included intrauterine fetal demise brought on by her accidents.

Vaginal bruising was reported, and a sexual assault package was carried out, however Revuckas denied sexually assaulting the lady.

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The couple's aged canine was contained in the condo and was stabbed between the eyes. (GoFundMe)

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Revuckas additionally admitted to beginning the hearth utilizing gadgets from the condo and the kitchen range. He instructed police he stacked home items on the range and used chemical compounds and sanitizer as accelerants.

"I’m gonna spend the remainder of my life lacking her," Morales' husband, Gabriel, instructed WLS-TV. "I can get each second again along with her and simply proceed attempting to dwell by means of her for my daughter, and proceed to be sturdy for my household."

A GoFundMe arrange for the household raised almost $30,000 as of Thursday morning.

"The lack of a beloved spouse, daughter, and mom — alongside along with her unborn little one has left ache that phrases can't totally categorical," the fundraiser arrange by a member of the family reads.