Chicago woman accused of fatally stabbing mute man with lung cancer
04/21/2025 1:42 pm PDT
CHICAGO (TCN) -- A 34-year-old woman was taken into custody last week for allegedly killing a man with lung cancer who was also unable to speak.
The Chicago Police Department announced that detectives from the Area One Homicide Investigation Support Team arrested Catherine Perry on April 15 on charges of first-degree murder and aggravated attempted arson in connection with the stabbing death of a 61-year-old man on Oct. 14, 2024.
According to WLS-TV, Tony Landers' sister went to check on him at his home in Chicago’s South Shore neighborhood and reportedly noticed a red footprint when she walked inside.
She told WLS, "I look again, and I see another red footprint. And then, I seen my brother laying there. I seen blood all over the door."
She said there was "blood everywhere" in his home.
The Chicago Sun-Times reports police and paramedics arrived at the residence and pronounced Landers deceased at the scene. The Cook County Medical Examiner determined Landers died from sharp force injuries.
Fifth Ward alderperson Desmon Yancy told the newspaper Landers' death was "an extremely heinous crime."
WLS reports Landers was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2022 and later had his voice box removed.
Another one of Landers' sisters said, "He couldn’t defend himself. He was weak. He was sickly."
She added, "I feel bad that my brother had to die like this. He didn’t deserve it."
Cook County Jail records show Perry is being held without bond.
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