The husband of an Illinois liquor control board attorney was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in her execution-style death.
Police allege that Daniel Bowen, 44, of the 900 block of West 37th Place, hired his friend Dennis McArdle, 42, of the 1000 block of West 31st Street, to kill his wife while she was on her way to work March 5, said Chicago Police Department spokesman Matthew Jackson.
The body of Anne Treonis-Bowen, 42, with a single gun shot wound to the back of the head, was discovered in commuter parking lot in the 2500 block of South Archer Avenue, near a CTA Orange Line elevated train stop.
McArdle was charged with the murder in March after Treonis-Bowen's purse was found in the basement of his apartment building. In a videotaped confession, McArdle said Bowen gave him the gun used in the crime and hired him to kill his wife in exchange for money. McArdle pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Tuesday, said John Gorman, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.
Treonis-Bowen, of the 4200 block of South Emerald Avenue, and her husband were in the midst of a divorce, and Treonis-Bowen was found slain five days after the shooting before a scheduled court hearing, court records show. Their daughters, Danielle, 6, and Jennifer, 5, are being cared for by Treonis-Bowen's mother, Frances Jamen, and stepfather, Anthony Jamen Sr., with a temporary restraining order prohibiting Bowen from seeing them.
"He's finally off the street. He was the one behind it all the time and he was a threat to all of us," said Frances Jamen. "We were living in fear."
Bowen, who was arrested Tuesday, is to appear in court Wednesday, Gorman said.
Jamen said she hopes never to see her son-in-law again and to erase his name from her life. She said that since the murder, she and her relatives have been vigilant with the girls and tried not to let them out of their sights, fearing Bowen might harm them.
"I just want to raise the kids so that they're kids that are happy and that they can be kids," she said. "It's been six months now and they still think about their mother. They still cry and they miss her."
Treonis-Bowen was headed to work in the Loop offices of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, where she worked 10-hour shifts four times a week.
Contributor: Mimi (46919861)
Police allege that Daniel Bowen, 44, of the 900 block of West 37th Place, hired his friend Dennis McArdle, 42, of the 1000 block of West 31st Street, to kill his wife while she was on her way to work March 5, said Chicago Police Department spokesman Matthew Jackson.
The body of Anne Treonis-Bowen, 42, with a single gun shot wound to the back of the head, was discovered in commuter parking lot in the 2500 block of South Archer Avenue, near a CTA Orange Line elevated train stop.
McArdle was charged with the murder in March after Treonis-Bowen's purse was found in the basement of his apartment building. In a videotaped confession, McArdle said Bowen gave him the gun used in the crime and hired him to kill his wife in exchange for money. McArdle pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Tuesday, said John Gorman, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.
Treonis-Bowen, of the 4200 block of South Emerald Avenue, and her husband were in the midst of a divorce, and Treonis-Bowen was found slain five days after the shooting before a scheduled court hearing, court records show. Their daughters, Danielle, 6, and Jennifer, 5, are being cared for by Treonis-Bowen's mother, Frances Jamen, and stepfather, Anthony Jamen Sr., with a temporary restraining order prohibiting Bowen from seeing them.
"He's finally off the street. He was the one behind it all the time and he was a threat to all of us," said Frances Jamen. "We were living in fear."
Bowen, who was arrested Tuesday, is to appear in court Wednesday, Gorman said.
Jamen said she hopes never to see her son-in-law again and to erase his name from her life. She said that since the murder, she and her relatives have been vigilant with the girls and tried not to let them out of their sights, fearing Bowen might harm them.
"I just want to raise the kids so that they're kids that are happy and that they can be kids," she said. "It's been six months now and they still think about their mother. They still cry and they miss her."
Treonis-Bowen was headed to work in the Loop offices of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, where she worked 10-hour shifts four times a week.
Contributor: Mimi (46919861)
The husband of an Illinois liquor control board attorney was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in her execution-style death.
Police allege that Daniel Bowen, 44, of the 900 block of West 37th Place, hired his friend Dennis McArdle, 42, of the 1000 block of West 31st Street, to kill his wife while she was on her way to work March 5, said Chicago Police Department spokesman Matthew Jackson.
The body of Anne Treonis-Bowen, 42, with a single gun shot wound to the back of the head, was discovered in commuter parking lot in the 2500 block of South Archer Avenue, near a CTA Orange Line elevated train stop.
McArdle was charged with the murder in March after Treonis-Bowen's purse was found in the basement of his apartment building. In a videotaped confession, McArdle said Bowen gave him the gun used in the crime and hired him to kill his wife in exchange for money. McArdle pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Tuesday, said John Gorman, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.
Treonis-Bowen, of the 4200 block of South Emerald Avenue, and her husband were in the midst of a divorce, and Treonis-Bowen was found slain five days after the shooting before a scheduled court hearing, court records show. Their daughters, Danielle, 6, and Jennifer, 5, are being cared for by Treonis-Bowen's mother, Frances Jamen, and stepfather, Anthony Jamen Sr., with a temporary restraining order prohibiting Bowen from seeing them.
"He's finally off the street. He was the one behind it all the time and he was a threat to all of us," said Frances Jamen. "We were living in fear."
Bowen, who was arrested Tuesday, is to appear in court Wednesday, Gorman said.
Jamen said she hopes never to see her son-in-law again and to erase his name from her life. She said that since the murder, she and her relatives have been vigilant with the girls and tried not to let them out of their sights, fearing Bowen might harm them.
"I just want to raise the kids so that they're kids that are happy and that they can be kids," she said. "It's been six months now and they still think about their mother. They still cry and they miss her."
Treonis-Bowen was headed to work in the Loop offices of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, where she worked 10-hour shifts four times a week.
Contributor: Mimi (46919861)
Police allege that Daniel Bowen, 44, of the 900 block of West 37th Place, hired his friend Dennis McArdle, 42, of the 1000 block of West 31st Street, to kill his wife while she was on her way to work March 5, said Chicago Police Department spokesman Matthew Jackson.
The body of Anne Treonis-Bowen, 42, with a single gun shot wound to the back of the head, was discovered in commuter parking lot in the 2500 block of South Archer Avenue, near a CTA Orange Line elevated train stop.
McArdle was charged with the murder in March after Treonis-Bowen's purse was found in the basement of his apartment building. In a videotaped confession, McArdle said Bowen gave him the gun used in the crime and hired him to kill his wife in exchange for money. McArdle pleaded guilty to first-degree murder Tuesday, said John Gorman, a spokesman for the Cook County state's attorney's office.
Treonis-Bowen, of the 4200 block of South Emerald Avenue, and her husband were in the midst of a divorce, and Treonis-Bowen was found slain five days after the shooting before a scheduled court hearing, court records show. Their daughters, Danielle, 6, and Jennifer, 5, are being cared for by Treonis-Bowen's mother, Frances Jamen, and stepfather, Anthony Jamen Sr., with a temporary restraining order prohibiting Bowen from seeing them.
"He's finally off the street. He was the one behind it all the time and he was a threat to all of us," said Frances Jamen. "We were living in fear."
Bowen, who was arrested Tuesday, is to appear in court Wednesday, Gorman said.
Jamen said she hopes never to see her son-in-law again and to erase his name from her life. She said that since the murder, she and her relatives have been vigilant with the girls and tried not to let them out of their sights, fearing Bowen might harm them.
"I just want to raise the kids so that they're kids that are happy and that they can be kids," she said. "It's been six months now and they still think about their mother. They still cry and they miss her."
Treonis-Bowen was headed to work in the Loop offices of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission, where she worked 10-hour shifts four times a week.
Contributor: Mimi (46919861)
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