Chicago Man Charged with Murder After Ex-Girlfriend Identifies Him as Attacker Before Dying

A Chicago man, 31-year-old Alejandro Arellano, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder following the fatal stabbing of his ex-girlfriend, 26-year-old Samantha Maldonado. In her final moments, Maldonado identified Arellano as her attacker, providing a critical piece of evidence in the case, according to First Deputy Superintendent Eric Carter. Arellano and Maldonado were co-workers, and they had been in a relationship for approximately six months before breaking up. On the night of the incident, …

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