Talal Al-johani, a 19-year-old student from Saudi Arabia, was found dead in the early morning hours of March 15, 2015, in the Albany Park apartment he shared on the 5000 block of North Harding Avenue in Chicago. Police responding to a 4 a.m. call discovered him unresponsive on the apartment floor with a fatal stab wound to his abdomen; the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide.

Neighbors reported sounds of a violent struggle and hearing Talal’s name called before the apartment fell quiet. A man answered the door and said Talal was in the bathroom, but the bathroom was empty; a neighbor then called police. Investigators identified the roommate Abdullah Aljohani, 27, as a suspect. Two days later police arrested Abdullah near the home of his fiancée’s brother; officers reported finding traces of blood on his clothes, the knife used in the attack, and Talal’s cell phone and wallet at the location. Abdullah was charged with first-degree murder and armed robbery; a bench trial in 2018 resulted in a conviction and a 23-year sentence.

Talal Al-johani’s body was flown to Madinah, Saudi Arabia, for burial. Does anyone have information about Talal’s life in Chicago or the building where this happened?