People v. Caffey
Illinois Supreme Court
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Freeman
On November 16, 1995, Debra Evans was fatally shot and stabbed in the Addison apartment where she lived with James Edwards and her children, Samantha, Joshua, and Jordan. Debra was nine months pregnant. The baby she was carrying, Elijah, was cut from her womb. Samantha was killed in the apartment with her mother. Joshua and Elijah were taken from the apartment. Jordan was left alone in the apartment with his dead mother and sister. The next day, police found Joshua’s dead body in an alley in Maywood. Police arrested defendant, Fedell Caffey, that night. In connection with the murders and…
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