Alejandro Arellano fled on a train but investigators were able to use CTA and police surveillance cameras to track his movements.
"A key piece of evidence in this case came from the victim herself," First Deputy Supt. Eric Carter said as he announced first-degree murder charges against Alejandro Arellano, 31. "She named Arellano as the offender before she succumbed to her injuries."
Maldonado tried to move away but he pushed her, pulled a knife and stabbed her repeatedly, Bird said. She was able to run down to the street before collapsing. Responding officers found her in the 200 block of South Wabash Avenue, a trail of blood leading from the station, police said.Maldonado, who grew up in Ecuador, was taken to Stroger Hospital with wounds to her abdomen, chest and left arm, police said.
Paulette Lopez, Maldonado’s cousin, described her as someone with "long, brown beautiful hair, sweet eyes and a really sweet smile." Some of Maldonado’s goals included building her own business and traveling the world. She graduated from a "top university in Ecuador and was taking English classes here, according to the"Sami was and is a truly one-of-a-kind, beautiful soul," Lopez wrote on a GoFundMe page set up to raise money for her funeral. "She loved easily and is loved by so many. She constantly looked out for others and was generous at heart, ready to help anyone at a moment’s notice.
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