A 52-year-old man, his 9-year-old son and 42-year-old fiance were killed Saturday night or early Sunday in their Kankakee home.
M.T. Hawkins and Patricia Easter were found shot to death in the couple’s upstairs bedroom. and 9-year-old M.T. Hawkins–known as “Junior”–was found strangled to death with a sock, said Kankakee County Coroner Jim Orrison.
Police had made no arrests by late Sunday night.
“We are stumped for a motive,” said Lt. Larry Regnier.The home had not been burglarized, he said.
The three were found in their home in the 1800 block of Greenview Avenue by a relative at about 10 a.m. Sunday, according to Kankakee Police Chief Bill Doster.
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Autopsies are to be performed Monday or Tuesday. Police were on the scene throughout the day Sunday, according to neighbors, but little information has been made public.
“We haven’t eliminated anyone at this point,” Doster said.
M.T. Hawkins worked as a crane operator with Birmingham Steel Corp. in Bourbonnais, and Easter worked at a convenience store.