Tuesday, February 12, 2013
A DuPage County judge granted a request from prosecuters to test hair and saliva samples of Elzbieta Plackowska, according to Daily Herald.
A Naperville woman accused of stabbing to death her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl she was babysitting has been ordered by a DuPage County judge to provide DNA samples, Daily Herald reports. Earlier: Naperville Woman Charged in Stabbing Deaths to Undergo Psych Evaluation Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook. DuPage County Judge Robert Kleeman granted a request from prosecuters to test hair and saliva samples of Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, during a hearing on Monday, according to Daily Herald. Plackowska was indicted Nov. 15 on five counts of first-degree murder for the alleged stabbing deaths of her 7-year-old son Justin Plackowska and five counts of first-degree murder for the …
Friday, November 16, 2012
Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, was indicted on 10 counts of first-degree murder for the alleged stabbing deaths of her 7-year-old son Justin and 5-year-old Olivia Dworakowski.
Written by Collin Czarnecki A DuPage County Grand Jury announced Thursday that a Naperville woman has been formally indicted on 10 counts of first-degree murder for the alleged stabbing deaths of her son and a young girl she was babysitting. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Lisle Patch on Facebook. Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, was indicted on five counts of first-degree murder for the alleged stabbing deaths of her 7-year-old son Justin Plackowska and five counts of first-degree murder for the death of 5-year-old Olivia Dworakowski, according to a DuPage County State's Attorney press release. The indictment, which was filed Thursday afternoon, also alleges two counts of aggravated cruelty for allegedly stabbing to…
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
DuPage County judge orders psychiatric exam for Naperville babysitter Elzbieta Plackowska.
Written by Collin Czarnecki DuPage County Judge Robert Kleeman ordered a psychiatric exam for Naperville babysitter Elzbieta Plackowska, who is accused of stabbing to death her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl, according to the Daily Herald. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Lisle Patch on Facebook. In the anticipation of a possible insanity defense, prosecutors filed a request last week to have Plackowska undergo a psychological evaluation, which was granted by Kleeman Tuesday, the Daily Herald reports. Prosecutors said 40-year-old Plackowska told her 7-year-old son Justin and 5-year-old Olivia Dworakowski to get on their knees and pray before fatally stabbing both children nearly 100 times. On the night …
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Local counseling organization providing free "healing sessions" for those who knew Olivia Dworakowski and Justin Plackowska.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Written by Collin Czarnecki As Naperville continues to mourn the loss of Olivia Dworakowski, 5, and Justin Plackowska, 7, who were tragically murdered Oct. 30, one local organization is reaching out to the community to provide emotional support. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Lisle Patch on Facebook. From parents to classmates, those who personally knew Olivia and Justin were perhaps hit hardest by their deaths, which is why 360 Youth Services is offering free "healing sessions" for those close to the children. "This isn't getting into counseling or any of those things, they're really just healing sessions," said 360 Youth Services executive director Ron Hume. "Anything that folks need that will help them …
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
Family of 5-year-old Olivia Dworakowski issues first public statement regarding the girl's death.
The family of 5-year-old Olivia Dworakowski, who was tragically murdered last week in her Naperville townhouse, shared their grief and thanked the community for its support in a public statement on Tuesday. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Lisle Patch on Facebook. Naperville police charged Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, with two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly fatally stabbing both Olivia and Plackowska's 7-year-old son Justin Plackowska while babysitting the children on Oct. 30. The statement is the first time the family has spoken publicly about Olivia's death. "We are deeply saddened and shocked by the shortened life of our sweet little girl, Olivia. It is impossible for us to express in words the…
Monday, November 5, 2012
Fund set up at Naperville Bank & Trust for the family of Olivia Dworakowski, who was tragically killed last week in a Naperville townhouse.
A memorial fund for the family of the 5-year-old Naperville girl who was tragically killed Oct. 30 has been set up at Naperville Bank & Trust, according to Naperville Bank & Trust. The bank is accepting donations for the fund designed to help provide for the family of Olivia Dworakowski. Anyone wishing to make a donation can stop at any Naperville Bank & Trust location or mail a donation to: Naperville Bank & Trust Olivia Dworakowski Memorial Foundation PO Box 294 Naperville, IL 60566. Olivia was stabbed to death last week inside a townhouse in the 800 block of Quin Court while 40-year-old Elzbieta Plackowska was babysitting the 5-year-old. Plackowska was charged with two counts of first-degree murder Oct. 31 after allegedly fatally …
Friday, November 2, 2012
Hundreds of residents attended a candlelight vigil at St. Thomas the Apostle Church Friday night.
Full Coverage on Naperville Patch: New Judge Assigned for Naperville Mom Accused of Stabbing Kids to Death Court Denies Bond for Naperville Mom Accused of Stabbing Children to Death Police Charge Naperville Mom With Murder in Stabbing Deaths of Children Community Reacts After Children Stabbed to Death in Naperville Home Police Find 2 Children Stabbed to Death in Naperville Home Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook.
Everyone from parents and school administrators to police and officials have been affected by Tuesday night's double homicide.
Shocked, outraged and simply just speechless. Only three days removed from what Naperville Police Chief Robert Marshall called the "most gruesome and horrific crime scene" he's seen in his 30-year career, the Naperville community is still reeling from Tuesday's tragic and fatal stabbings. Get news in your inbox. Sign up for the Patch newsletter. Like Naperville Patch on Facebook. Prosecutors said Thursday that 40-year-old Elzbieta Plackowska told her 7-year-old son Justin and 5-year-old Olivia Dworakowski to get on their knees and pray before fatally stabbing both children. She was charged with two counts of first-degree murder Wednesday. Plackowska moved to Naperville from Poland 12 years ago, but is not a U.S. citizen and had been living…
Thursday, November 1, 2012
Authorities shared numerous disturbing details about the murders on Thursday morning, including that Plackowska forced the children to get on their knees and pray before she stabbed them up to 100 times.
Prosecutors said 40-year-old Elzbieta Plackowska told her 7-year-old son Justin and 5-year-old Olivia Dworakowski to get on their knees and pray before fatally stabbing both children nearly 100 times. The two young children pleaded for their lives as the woman killed her son first and then Olivia, stabbing them and slashing their throats, before also stabbing two dogs to death inside a townhouse in the 800 block of Quin Court in Naperville on Tuesday night, prosecutors said. Plackowska was charged Wednesday night with two counts of first-degree murder. She appeared in DuPage County Court on Thursday morning, where Judge John Kinsella ordered that she be held without bond. Her next court hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 21. …
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
A Naperville woman faces first-degree murder charges after the deaths of a 5-year-old girl and her 7-year-old son she had been babysitting, officials said.
A Naperville woman is being charged with stabbing to death her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl she was babysitting Tuesday night, Naperville police said. First-degree murder charges were filed against Elzbieta Plackowska, 40, of Naperville by officials around 8 p.m. Wednesday, according to Naperville police. Plackowska is scheduled to appear in bond court at the DuPage County courthouse in Wheaton at 8 a.m. Thursday morning, according to officials. READ MORE: The two children were found stabbed to death Tuesday night during a wellbeing check at a townhouse on the 800 block of Quin Court in Naperville, police said. One child was a 5-year-old girl Plackowska was babysitting and the other was her 7-year-old son. Two dogs were also …
Momof3
12:58 pm on Wednesday, February 13, 2013
If I may ask - what exactly are they looking for? I don't see what her DNA has to do with what she did. Unless you are trying to prove that she is an evil person more ›