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Man accused of stabbing pregnant woman 70 times Downers Grove due in court
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Vigil held for Eliza Morales; 19-year-old man charged with her murder also facing robbery, arson and animal cruelty chargesDOWNERS GROVE, Ill. (WLS) -- A suspect is due in court Thursday after being charged with murdering pregnant woman in Downers Grove.
A candlelight vigil was held Wednesday night in honor of Eliza Morales' and her unborn baby.
Court documents said she was stabbed 70 times in her Downers Grove home and later died.
"She's a sweetheart and she didn't deserve this and it's just too painful and honestly you just don't expect this to happen," Carolina Castro, Eliza Morales' cousin, said.
Investigators also accuse the suspect of starting a fire inside the Downer's Grove home after the stabbing.