IllinoisTeens charged in murder of mentally disabled pregnant woman:
Reason to Blow Up the World...
ALTON -- A small white A-frame house on Hillcrest Avenue here housed for weeks a torturous environment of beatings, scaldings, even BB gun shootings that eventually led to the death of a mentally disabled pregnant woman, officials, neighbors and family members said.
Former occupant Judy Woods, 43, was charged by the Madison County state attorney’s office last month with first-degree murder and intentional homicide of an unborn child in the death of Dorothy Dixon, 29, and her 6-month-old fetus.
On Monday, Alton police announced that five more tenants three of them minors have been charged. They are Michelle Riley, 35; LeShelle McBride, 15; Michael Elliot, 18; Benny Lee Wilson, 14; and a 12-year-old.
Each faces four counts of first-degree murder and charges of intentional homicide of Dixon’s unborn child, heinous battery, aggravated battery and unlawful restraint. LeShelle and Wilson, who are juveniles, are being charged as adults. Each is being held on $1 million bond.
The unnamed 12-year-old will face charges in juvenile court.
The abuse took place between Dec. 1 and Jan. 30, court records say. Dixon was found dead Jan. 31 in her apartment in the 2900 block of Hillcrest Avenue. Woods was arrested and charged the next day.
“I think it can be characterized as torturous,” said Lt. David Hayes, Alton police’s chief of detectives.
Riley had been taking Dixon’s monthly Social Security check that she presumably received as a result of developmental disabilities, Hayes said.
“If there was one single motive, it was probably money,” he said.
It's amazing what some sick bitches are willing to do just for a few measly bucks.
Two points for both murders, another point for the torture, one point for stealing disability checks, another point for involving a 12-year-old and one last point for that sweet mugshot for a total of six points.
