Two people are in custody in connection with the beating death of a man who was discovered bound in the basement of a Norwood Park neighborhood home earlier this week, according to Chicago police.
No charges were filed as of Thursday morning and a CPD spokesperson said the investigation remained ongoing.
George Levin, 63, was found dead by his sister late Sunday in the basement of a home in the 7600 block of West Talcott Avenue, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office. An autopsy performed earlier this week found Levin died of “multiple injuries” and his death was ruled a homicide.
Around 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Levin’s 65-year-old sister heard a loud noise and went to check on him, according to an incident report previously obtained by the Tribune. She found the door open and encountered a person she didn’t know, and asked, “Is my brother OK?”
According to the police report, the person replied, “Yes, I am with your brother, I will have him call you.” Levin’s sister thought he might have been “entertaining company” and didn’t want to disturb him, according to the report.
But she later sent him multiple text messages before going back downstairs around 10:45 p.m. She found him with a sock stuffed in his mouth, partially undressed, with duct tape around his hands and face and a black power cord wrapped around his ankles. His keys, cell phone and wallet were all missing, the report stated.
The Tribune’s Caroline Kubzansky contributed.
