A judge ruled late Thursday that a jury will not see a second man testify in a Winfield nurse slaying.
The man, 24, was briefly involved with Haley Losinski, 36. He was investigated and ruled out as a suspect.
If he testifies, he’s expected to do so without the jury present and plead the Fifth to avoid self-incrimination.
During the case, investigators found child pornography on his phone when he handed it to the cops. He is charged separately in a criminal case.
The Post-Tribune is not naming him, because he’s not charged in the Losinski case.
His co-worker Raju Rawal, 67, of Merrillville, is charged with murder in her Feb. 23, 2023 death. He has pleaded not guilty.
Rawal admitted later to police they had a sexual relationship. Court records indicate he may have been jealous that Losinski was also seeing other men. They first met years earlier at her local Marathon gas station in Winfield where he worked and she was a customer, according to the affidavit.
When he went to India in December 2022, Losinski took up briefly with the other man.
Winfield Police arrived at 5:40 p.m. Feb. 27, 2023, on the 11200 block of Pike Place.
The victim was found without underwear and her pants pulled down to her ankles. She wore a “distinct gold bracelet.” There appeared to be blood on the bed with the master bathroom in “disarray” with the shower rod and curtain pulled off the wall.
The mother told police she last saw her daughter when she dropped her off at the home around 10:30 p.m. on Feb. 20.
The coroner’s office noticed Losinski’s body had red marks around her neck. An autopsy showed she died from blunt force trauma with “multiple blows” to the head. Her death was ruled a homicide.
mcolias@post-trib.com
