After DNA evidence connected a Chicago woman to her partner’s death by stabbing, she was taken into custody and charged with murder. She was also charged with dancing when she was first taken into custody.
Months after the stabbing death of her partner, 42-year-old Jeremy Rodgers, Whitney Wilcox, 40, was taken into custody and charged with first-degree murder on December 3. Wilcox was arrested at the scene of the February incident. Wilcox allegedly asked a Google gadget to play music during that arrest before dancing while being handcuffed, according to recent court documents.
Associated coverage:Court documents from the Cook County State’s Attorney’s Office show that on February 26, at approximately 2:20 a.m., officers answered Wilcox’s 911 call. It was alleged that she said she had no idea who had stabbed her partner.
When police arrived to the couple’s shared residence, Wilcox was apparently in distress but otherwise clean and blood-free, while Rodgers was in the bathroom, bleeding from an abdomen wound, and he accused Wilcox of being responsible for the stabbing. He also reported that Wilcox had stabbed him to hospital personnel and paramedics.
Additionally, Wilcox allegedly acknowledged stabbing Rodgers during an argument, saying he did so in self-defense. On the spot, she was taken into custody and placed in handcuffs.
Court filings state that she danced in the living room while handcuffed and instructed her Google device to play many songs while she waited for officers to arrest her for interrogation. In the end, she was freed and not accused of any crimes.
Rodgers passed away from his injuries in the hospital the following day. It was determined that he was murdered.
Authorities found a bloodied knife near the kitchen sink at the alleged crime scene, and months after Rodgers’ death, they found DNA evidence on the blade that showed Rodgers’ blood on the blade and Wilcox’s genetic material on the handle.
On December 2, Chicago police arrested Wilcox once more and charged her with first-degree murder in response to the results of that testing.
Wilcox was placed in jail without bail pending trial by Judge Caroline Glennon-Goodman.
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