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Bernadine Kinsey, a 49-year-old African American woman, was found dead after being stabbed and concealed in a closet in a West Garfield Park home on Chicago’s West Side. Prosecutors say the fatal quarrel involved 20-year-old Benjamin Esquivel, who allegedly stabbed Kinsey to death. After the killing, Esquivel reportedly contacted 37-year-old Juan Ramos; the two men then bought duct tape and a tarp from a Home Depot, wrapped the victim’s body and hid it in the closet for several days.

Esquivel’s mother is reported to have discovered the wrapped body on a Friday evening and left without notifying police; the body was not reported until the following Monday, when Esquivel’s sister called 911. Kinsey’s daughters, Tierra and Tyanna, and her brother, Larry Kinsey, have spoken publicly about the family’s devastation; prosecutors say Esquivel made a gang gesture during a bond hearing.

Both Esquivel and Ramos have been charged in connection with Kinsey’s death. Did anyone in West Garfield Park see or hear anything connected to Kinsey in the days before she was found?