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Tenant Accused Of Murdering, Dismembering Chicago Landlord Found In Freezer After Receiving Eviction Notice

<p>A <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;dev&period;theshaderoom&period;com&sol;&quest;s&equals;chicago&amp&semi;post&lowbar;type&equals;post" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>Chicago<&sol;strong><&sol;a> tenant is accused of murdering and dismembering her landlord&comma; whose body was found inside a freezer at the home following a fight over an eviction notice&comma; authorities say&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Sandra Kolalou&comma; 36&comma; has been charged with the murder of 69-year-old Frances Walker&comma; who was reported missing by another resident on October 10&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Landlord Had Called Cops On Tenant &&num;8220&semi;Many Times&&num;8221&semi; Family Says&comma; With Five Times In October Alone<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Walker&&num;8217&semi;s family told <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;abc7chicago&period;com&sol;frances-walker-chicago-murder-landlord-found-in-freezer-sandra-kolalu&sol;12382424&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>ABC7<&sol;strong><&sol;a> that the landlord had called the cops on Kolalou &&num;8220&semi;many times&comma;&&num;8221&semi; with records showing authorities responded to the home five times this month alone&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Walker&&num;8217&semi;s niece acknowledged that Kolalou has &&num;8220&semi;rights as a tenant&comma;&&num;8221&semi; but added &&num;8220&semi;if you fear for your safety&&num;8230&semi; the landlord should have rights &lpar;too&rpar;&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;They have rights as a tenant&comma; but if you fear for your safety or have issues&comma; the landlord should have rights not only as a landlord but as cohabiter of the domain&comma;” niece Cory Walker said&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1580352337193099264" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Walker&&num;8217&semi;s niece went on to say that she felt law enforcement&&num;8217&semi;s &&num;8220&semi;hands were tied&comma;&&num;8221&semi; but that her death has &&num;8220&semi;changed the trajectory of our lives&period;&&num;8221&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I feel like their hands were tied or maybe there was something that could have been done differently&period; It’s changed the trajectory of our lives&period; It’s leaving such a hole&period;”<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">A Contentious Relationship Between Landlord&comma; Tenant&comma; Culminating In Screaming Match On Night Of Murder<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>On Wednesday&comma; a prosecutor at Kolalou&&num;8217&semi;s bond hearing noted that she had a contentious relationship with Walker&comma; with things escalating into a screaming match on the night of the murder&comma; authorities say&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Law enforcement also confirmed that Walker had placed an eviction notice on Kolalou&&num;8217&semi;s door the day before her death&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;That very well could possibly be what escalated this into the defendant becoming extremely angry and committing this horrific act&comma;” Chicago Police Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan told ABC7 at the time&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1581332229200154625" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Kolalou is also charged with concealing a homicidal death as well aggravated assault with a deadly weapon&comma; and is currently being held without bail&comma; according to the outlet&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;nypost&period;com&sol;2022&sol;10&sol;27&sol;slain-landlord-frances-walker-called-police-many-times-on-suspect&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener"><strong>New York Post<&sol;strong><&sol;a> reported that earlier this year&comma; Kolalou had previously been charged with battery to cause bodily harm&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Meanwhile&comma; a Facebook fundraiser has been organized by Walker&&num;8217&semi;s family to cover cremation and funeral expenses&comma; which will take place on Saturday&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;">Landlord Survived By Husband&comma; Facebook Fundraiser Set Up For Funeral&comma; Cremation Expenses<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p>Walker is survived by her husband&comma; a Bulgarian immigrant&comma; as well as a number of siblings and extended family&comma; according to the Post&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>She played organ at the Queen of the Apostles Parish for over 20 years&comma; the church&&num;8217&semi;s music director told ABC7&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><amp-twitter data-tweetid&equals;"1580346658571046912" layout&equals;"responsive" width&equals;"600" height&equals;"480"><&sol;amp-twitter><&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;&lbrack;Walker&rsqb; was always very kind and very helpful&comma; she always came in with joy in her heart and she was happy to be on the organ&comma;” Stuart Thompson&comma; the music director at Queen of the Apostles Parish&comma; told ABC7&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>A neighbor added that the neighborhood has not been the same since news of Walker&&num;8217&semi;s death broke&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<blockquote><p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It’s really devastating&comma; like I even had a hard time coming home last night&period; I stayed at my friend’s house&period; I felt safer with his parents and stuff&comma;” Raymond Truong said&period;<&sol;p><&sol;blockquote>&NewLine;<p>Kolalou is scheduled to be back in court on October 31&comma; 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