Chicago murder suspect accused of killing two young women he dated
Chicago murder suspect accused of killing two young women he dated
A Chicago man already behind bars on unrelated felony charges is now accused of killing two young women he was romantically involved with in separate shootings on the city's Southeast Side
CHICAGO - A Chicago man already behind bars on unrelated felony charges is now accused of killing two young women he was romantically involved with in separate shootings on the city's Southeast Side, with prosecutors alleging he later confessed to both killings in secretly recorded jailhouse conversations.
Chicago murder suspect
Anthony Nunnally, 21, was taken into custody Monday in the 2700 block of South California Avenue.
Anthony Nunnally
At the time of his arrest, Nunnally was already being held in the Cook County Jail on separate felony carjacking and armed robbery charges.
The backstory:
Chicago police said Nunnally shot and killed two young women while he was in relationships with them.
Nunnally has a history of gun arrests, according to court documents.
Prosecutors also say he later bragged about the killings to a cooperating jail inmate who was secretly recording their conversations.
Police identified Nunnally as the person responsible for the fatal East Side shooting of 19-year-old Sierra Evans on Sept. 28, 2024.
Sierra Evans | Legal Help Firm
Prosecutors said Evans and Nunnally had been dating for about a month when a night of drinking with a group of friends turned violent.
They allege Nunnally assaulted Evans during an argument.
Hours later, she was found shot to death in an alley near 95th Street and South Avenue N.
Prosecutors say a woman who dated Nunnally after Evans' death later told investigators he admitted killing Evans—and threatened to kill her the same way.
Then, about a year later, prosecutors say Nunnally was dating a 17-year-old girl when she was found shot to death in a vacant lot near 110th Street and Mackinaw.
Investigators say ring video captured Nunnally and another person running from the area just after the shooting.
Prosecutors say Nunnally later told a cooperating jail inmate he killed the teen because he believed she was going to "backdoor" him—street slang for betraying or setting someone up.
Prosecutors argue the witness testimony, surveillance video, and recorded jailhouse conversations reveal a disturbing pattern of escalating violence.
Nunnally remains in custody as he awaits trial on two charges of first-degree murder.
The Source: The information in this story came from the Chicago Police Department and FOX Chicago reporter Se Kwon.