Dog killed, owner murdered, sexually assaulted
Chicago, IL (US)Incident Date: Monday, Jun 16, 2008
County: Cook
Charges: Felony CTA
Disposition: Alleged
Alleged: Danelo Solis
Upcoming Court Dates:
» Monday, Nov 9, 2009
The Chicago man charged with sexually assaulting and murdering a 71-year old woman and killing her dog last week was ordered held without bond Sunday.
Danelo Solis, 25, of the 3400 block of West 37th Place, appeared in bond court on Sunday [June 22, 2008] at the Cook County Criminal Courts building before Judge Israel Desierto. On Saturday [June 21, 2008], Solis was charged with one count of first-degree murder, one count of aggravated sexual assault and one count of aggravated animal cruelty in connection with the strangulation death of Dorothy Brown Taylor.
Taylor and her mixed-breed poodle, Frisky, were found dead June 16 in the basement of her South Shore apartment building in the 7200 block of South Coles Avenue.
Taylor hired Solis and a co-worker to do construction work on her building, Assistant State's Atty. Bonnie Greenstein said at the bond hearing. At a Saturday night news conference, police said that Solis and Taylor got into an unspecified argument, which led to her death.
Last week, Taylor's death was ruled a homicide by strangulation by the Cook County medical examiner's office, and police said she also was hit in the head. Taylor's body was found in a state of undress that suggested sexual assault, and that DNA testing is being conducted on samples collected from her body and Solis, Greenstein said at Sunday's hearing.
Police arrested Solis on Friday afternoon in the 3400 block of West 38th Street after his friends and family were questioned during a canvass of the area. Solis admitted to his girlfriend that he had killed and raped Taylor, Greenstein said, and gave a statement to police admitting to the crimes after his arrest. Taylor's only child, Derrick, 41, said that he's not sure of the relationship between his mother and Solis, but that it was in her nature to befriend others.
"She didn't know any strangers," Taylor said.
"She treated everyone as if she'd known you for a million years . . . if this individual needed something and he asked for it, it was likely my mom would have gave it to him. This did not have to happen."
Derrick Taylor, who had planned on moving to Chicago to be near his mother after 20 years in the Air Force, thanked the Police Department. He said he's still dealing with the shock of his mother's "senseless" death. References
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