Anat Kimchi, A jewish Woman stabbed to death in Chicago
CHICAGO - A woman stabbed to death in the Loop over the weekend was a Maryland graduate student who had been working on her doctoral degree in criminology and criminal justice.
Anat Kimchi, 31, was walking in the 400 block of South
Wacker Drive about 4 p.m. Saturday when a man stabbed her in the back,
according to Chicago police. She was pronounced dead at Northwestern Memorial
Hospital.
"Anat was already a notably accomplished scholar, but
more importantly she was a remarkable woman who was beloved by friends and
family," said Gary D. LaFree, chairman of the Department of Criminology
and Criminal Justice at the University of Maryland.
Police reported no suspects Monday morning and have released
no description of the attacker.
Kimchi had earned her master's degree in criminology and
criminal justice from the University of Maryland in 2017, and had received
bachelor's degrees in both psychology and criminology.
Kimchi was interested in courts, sentencing and corrections,
according to Choice Research Associates, where she had worked as a consultant
in recent years.
One of her projects was assessing the disparity in probation
sentences, and evaluating the impact of placing female juvenile suspects in
custody.
In a statement to students in the criminology and criminal
justice department, LaFree said Kimchi's death "looks to be a random
attack. We do not have any details yet."
Over the weekend, Police Superintendent David Brown told
reports that investigators were reviewing police camera footage that might have
recorded the attacker.
While the footage was grainy, Brown said at least one
witness was cooperating with investigators.
The superintendent said the attacker was believed to be
homeless, and noted a nearby homeless encampment below the Interstate 290
overpass that is in the block.
Brown said the suspect might have concealed himself in high
vegetation and surprised Kimchi. "This area is pretty secluded, going down
this ramp is not a well-traveled area, it's adjacent to a homeless
encampment," he said.
The attack happened about a block from Willis Tower in an
area that is also close to the Old Chicago Main Post Office and Union Station.
But Brown said "the larger tourism and foot traffic is away from this
area."
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