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Hazel Lewis, aged 52, was found dead on November 14, 2007, in a burning trash bin behind an elementary school in the Washington Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Her body showed signs of strangulation, and the manner of her death was strikingly similar to that of another woman, Theresa Bunn, who was found just two days earlier in the same area. Both women were stripped, strangled, and set on fire, raising suspicions of a potential link between their cases.
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Hazel Lewis, aged 52, was found dead on November 14, 2007, in a burning trash bin behind an elementary school in the Washington Park neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. Her body showed signs of strangulation, and the manner of her death was strikingly similar to that of another woman, Theresa Bunn, who was found just two days earlier in the same area. Both women were stripped, strangled, and set on fire, raising suspicions of a potential link between their cases.
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Hazel Lewis
March 15, 2023
Female
African-American / Black
Chicago
IL
2007-11-14
52
Hazel Lewis
Hazel
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11/10/2025
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I came across a detail about Hazel Lewis's case that left me really unsettled. It's deeply upsetting... ...Read More
10/22/2024
10/22/2024
I stumbled upon the tragic case of Hazel Lewis and it truly made me think about the systemic issues ... ...Read More
07/20/2024
07/20/2024
