CHICAGO (CBS) – An Oak Park man is charged with first-degree murder of a Forest View woman who was reported missing in January.
24-year-old Richard Chavez was identified as the person who caused the death of Charisma Ehresman, 20, by strangulation. He is charged with one felony count of first-degree murder.
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Ehresman was reported missing on Jan. 23, according to Forest View Police. She was originally reported missing “based on suspicious circumstances,” and an endangered missing person advisory was issued.
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Her body was found Jan. 28 in the back of a vehicle in the 5900 block of West Iowa Street in the city’s Austin neighborhood
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Chavez is due in bond court Saturday.