On September 25, 2017, Tanisha Austin, a 33-year-old African-American woman, was found dead in her apartment in the Washington Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. The Cook County medical examiner later ruled her death a homicide by strangulation.
Tanisha Austin had been in an on-and-off relationship with Leroy Lewis, a 45-year-old man, for approximately 17 years. The couple shared a 9-year-old daughter. In the month preceding her death, Lewis exhibited concerning behavior, including
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