Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with beating his landlord to death and then burning his body in an attempt to hide the killing.
Prosecutors have charged a Chicago man with beating his landlord to death and then burning his body in an attempt to hide the killing. Chicago Police News Affairs Officer JoAnn Taylor says 28-year-old Martin "Angel" Vega was charged Sunday with one count of first degree murder and ordered held without bond. Officers say 67-year-old William Hallin went to an apartment building he owned in the Gage Park neighborhood to collect rent he was owed but got into a quarrel with Vega, who beat him until he was unconscious. Hallin’s burnt body was found Friday afternoon in the basement of the apartment house. The Cook County Medical Examiner’s officer said Hallin died of blunt head trauma. ______ Copyright 2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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