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Man suspected of killing estranged wife before being found dead was previously released on electronic monitoring
During a detention hearing, Cook County prosecutors argued for detention as the public defender for Constantin Beldie, 57, hit back against the state’s evidence. Judge Thomas Nowinski ordered ...
Cook Co. chief judge working to change how domestic violence cases handled after deadly NW Side case
A Cook County judge is facing harsh criticism for releasing a suspect from custody who later allegedly killed his wife.
Domestic violence judge who released man suspected of killing wife is off bench after anonymous threats
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski isn't hearing domestic violence cases due to threats, Cook County Chief Judge Timothy Evans said ...
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Judge ripped by advocates, state official for releasing man later accused of killing wife
Judge Thomas E. Nowinski rejected prosecutors’ petition to hold Constantin Beldie in jail after he was charged in October ...
Advocates want Illinois judge reassigned after releasing man who police say later killed his wife
A judge released Constantin Beldie on electronic monitoring in October, after he allegedly beat and tried to kidnap his ...
Judge who made controversial electronic monitoring decision not hearing domestic violence cases because of threats
A Cook County judge who made a controversial decision to release a man on electronic monitoring weeks before he killed his ...
Nanny stabbed to death in Portage Park remembered as a ‘ray of light’ in fundraising appeal
Lacramioara Beldie, 54, was stabbed to death allegedly by her husband Tuesday. Her husband, Constantin Beldie, was found dead ...
Calls renewed for Cook County judge's resignation as domestic violence cases getting closer look
CHICAGO (WLS) -- Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza is renewing her calls for a Cook County judge to resign.
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Man arrested for attempt to kidnap his wife gets out and goes home to kill her
After a man who was accused of attempting to kidnap his estranged wife apparently murdered her and then was found dead ...
Judge who made controversial electronic monitoring decision not hearing domestic violence cases due to threats
A Cook County judge who made a controversial decision to release a man on electronic monitoring weeks before he killed his ...
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Cook County Chief Judge says Lacramioara Beldie’s death ‘should not have occurred’
The woman in question — 54-year-old Lacramioara Beldie — was killed on Monday, Nov. 18, when her husband, Constantin Beldie, stabbed her to death before taking his own life in the city’s ...