Woman's heartbreaking two-word plea on 911 call months before she was found dead in stairwell
A woman was found dead at the bottom of a stairwell at her estranged husband's condo and now, a year later, he has been charged with her murder
A man has been charged with the murder of his wife after her body was found in the stairwell of a Chicago high-rise.
Caitlin Tracey was found at the bottom of a stairwell of the condo where her estranged husband, Adam Beckerink, lived in October 2024. She fell from a height of 24 stories.
A year later, Beckerink has been charged with first-degree murder in connection with Tracey's death, according to a criminal complaint.
According to the complaint, Beckerink allegedly threw Tracey over a railing on Oct. 25, 2024. Her body was found two days later, reported CBS News.
Beckerink reported Tracey missing the day before she was found dead, claiming that he hadn't seen her in weeks. Jail records indicate that Beckerink is behind bars in Berrien County, Michigan.
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ABC 7 reported that Beckerink pleaded no contest to domestic violence charges in August. He was sentenced to 93 days in jail. In addition to the domestic violence charges, Berrien County jail records showed that Beckerink is also being held on a fugitive warrant filed in Cook County, Illinois.
Beckerink hasn't entered a plea to the reported murder charge in Illinois.
In July, it was reported that a Michigan judge ruled that police bodycam footage and a 911 call made by Tracey were admissible in the domestic violence case against Beckerink. During the 911 call, Tracey allegedly said, "He's assaulted me before," reported The Daily Mail.
Tracey "was in a highly emotional state," said Berrien County cops, and told the dispatcher to "please hurry." Tracey said that Beckerink was "drunk" and that he had "pushed her down."
When officers arrived at the home, Beckerink had fled to Chicago, and Tracey was reportedly covered in injuries, including a mark on her lip, a scar on her forearm, and several cuts on her body.
She told police that her husband had tried to stop her from calling 911 by grabbing her phone and pushing her to the ground.
At his sentencing hearing in Michigan, Beckerink told the court that he missed his wife. "I did lose my wife, and I've been unable to grieve for her," he said. "I miss my wife every day. I love her more than anything."
Tracey's family issued a statement after the murder charge against Beckerink. "We dearly miss Caitlin as do her friends," the statement read, in part. "Our family hopes that during the murder case against Adam Beckerink, that the truth about the last months of Caitlin's life and the events leading to her tragic death are revealed, so our wonderful daughter can finally be laid to rest."