A Chicago woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend to death allegedly asked her Google device to serenade her as she danced in handcuffs as she was arrested nearly a year after his death.
Whitney Wilcox, 40, was arrested again on December 2 for the murder of her boyfriend Jeremy Rodgers, 46, in February. The Chicago Sun Times reported.
Wilcox was initially arrested closer to the time of his death and released without charges, but new DNA evidence has emerged that now allows Cook County prosecutors to charge her with first-degree murder, according to the local newspaper.
As the alleged killer waited for police to take her in for questioning last week, she “ordered her Google device to play several songs and danced while she sat handcuffed in the living room,” according to court documents obtained by the publication.
Wilcox and Rodgers had been arguing in their West Ridge apartment in the early morning of Feb. 26 when she called 911 and reported Rodgers had been stabbed but claimed she didn’t know who did it, Cook County prosecutors said .
Police arrived on the scene and found Rodgers bleeding on the bathroom floor of the couple’s apartment while Wilcox lay there reportedly ‘distressed but otherwise clean and free of blood.’
She allegedly told officers she stabbed Rodgers in self-defense while they were fighting.
But before he died, Rodgers allegedly blamed Wilcox while he was being treated by first responders, prosecutors said.
Rodgers was rushed to St. Francis Hospital in Evanston for treatment, where he also allegedly told medical staff that Wilcox had stabbed him.
He died the next day from his injuries. His death was ruled a homicide.
Prosecutors said at the time that she stabbed Rodgers in self-defense, and she was released.
Investigators found a large bloody knife next to the sink from the couple’s apartment.
The knife was later tested and found to have Wilcox’s DNA on the handle and Rodgers’ blood on the blade – leading to the new charges.
Wilcox is being held without bail pending trial.
Her next court appearance is scheduled for December 24.
