A pregnant girl was "savagely" decapitated by her ex-boyfriend final week, in accordance with police in Illinois.

In a current video posted to Fb, Alton Police Division Chief Marcos Pulido detailed the incident that occurred final week, which he referred to as "completely horrible."

In accordance with Pulido, on June 9 at round 12:59 p.m. native time, officers with the Alton Police Division have been referred to as to a residence close to the 3400 block of Bolivar Avenue in Alton, Illinois, in response to stories of a doable murder.

When officers arrived on scene, they found 22-year-old Liese A. Dodd lifeless on the residence.

"Each homicide is totally horrible. I'll by no means take that away, however what occurred to 22-year-old Liese Dodd," Pulido stated within the video, "it is abominable. It's fully horrible what occurred to her."

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A pregnant girl was not too long ago beheaded by her ex-boyfriend in Illinois, in accordance with police. Above, police tape hangs throughout the road in entrance of a home in Park Metropolis, Kansas, on February 26, 2005. Larry W. Smith/Getty

In accordance with Pulido, Dodd's ex-boyfriend, 22-year-old Deundrea Holloway, is suspected of committing the homicide of the lady and her unborn little one. Pulido stated that Dodd was attributable to give beginning in July.

She was savagely, savagely killed. She was decapitated. Decapitated by a freaking savage monster.
Chief Pulido

Pulido is seen holding up an image of Dodd within the video, as he stated, "She was savagely, savagely killed. She was decapitated. Decapitated by a freaking savage monster."

In accordance with KMOV information in St. Louis, Missouri, authorities stated that after Holloway beheaded Dodd, he discarded her head in a close-by dumpster.

After police found Dodd's physique within the residence on June 9, they launched an investigation to find who dedicated the crime. In accordance with Pulido, the Alton Police Division was assisted by a number of totally different close by legislation enforcement companies, and the investigation led officers to the Litchfield space.

"That monster was taken into custody by the Gillespie Police Division on the day we have been investigating this," Pulido stated.

Within the video posted to Fb, Pulido introduced that following the arrest Holloway has been charged with:

  • two counts of first-degree homicide,
  • two counts of intentional murder of an unborn little one,
  • dismembering a human physique and
  • concealment of a homicidal loss of life.

"These are particulars I want I'd by no means should share, however as I discussed earlier than, these are public due to the formal prices which were issued. It's completely horrible what that monster did to her and her unborn little one," Pulido stated.

Within the video, Pulido additionally stated that he's presently involved with the Madison County state legal professional Tom Haine concerning the incident. Pulido learn a press release from Haine following the homicide which stated,

"We provide our sympathy to the household of Liese Dodd for the profound loss they're struggling. We imagine the proof will present that the defendant's grotesque actions right here killed each a younger girl and a toddler she carried in her womb."

In accordance with KMOV information, Holloway is presently being held on a $2 million bond.

Newsweek reached out to the Alton Police Division for remark.

Grotesque crimes reminiscent of this have made headlines earlier than.

In March, Mexican police discovered six severed heads on prime of a automobile. A big signal subsequent to the grisly scene warning others towards kidnapping and promoting medicine.

And simply a few weeks earlier than that, a person's headless physique was discovered floating close to a seashore.

An 18-year-old male and his mom have been arrested within the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra in India in December after allegedly beheading a 19-year-old girl. Police imagine she was killed as a result of her mom and brother didn't approve of the person she married.