Investigation Continues Into Local Woman's Fabricated Stabbing Story
The Kendall County State's Attorney's Office is saying little, citing a pending investigation.
Kendall County State's Attorney Eric Weis isn't saying whether he'll pursue charges against an Oswego Township woman who the Sheriff's Office says made up a story of being stabbed by an intruder to her home.
“We have not competed a review of the investigation yet," Weis said.
Declining to say what specifically is being reviewed, citing a pending investigation, Weis could not be pinned down on a timeline for any possible charges.
Kendall County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the Oswego Township home in the first block of Frontier Trail at about 11:30 a.m. May 23 for a report of a 57-year-old woman who had been stabbed.
The woman told deputies that a tall, black man in his late 30s with short hair and wearing a black T-shirt came to her door trying to sell her something, according to the Sheriff's Office.
The woman said the man stabbed her in the chest with a knife and pushed her down in the doorway of the home. The offender then left the scene on foot, she said.
The woman was rushed to Rush-Copley Medical Center by Oswego Fire Protection District personnel with non-life-threatening injuries and released the same day.
Based on their investigation, the Sheriff's Office concluded this week that the woman had fabricated the story of an attacker and might have actually cut herself while use a paring knife in her kitchen.
robin floyd
6:07 pm on Thursday, June 2, 2011
I'm not in the local law enforcement system. I'm the back door neighbor of the victim. I can tell you this, my husband told investigators about a knock on our door and our Rottie barking (she doesn't bark at just anything) prior to the stabbing. By the time my husband checked the back door and then our front door, the person had moved on. Honestly? I don't think investigators believed us because we were upstairs, only my husband heard the knock, and my dog will bark at strangers AND squirrels. I guess my question would need an answer as to how can someone stab themselves in the chest 4 to 5 times, fall hard enough to incur a wound on her head, then go unconscious? My hopes are there is no serious problem with this situation, either way, this communicates more answers. Who knocked at my door first?
Richard R
10:11 pm on Thursday, June 2, 2011
To Robin, maybe it was your neighbor who was at your door, and when you did not answer she left went home to call the cops. Not really sure what to believe about the woman's ordeal anymore.
Sexiie
11:03 am on Friday, June 3, 2011
I'm sick of people blaming an unidentified "black man". Just like Susan Smith when she drowned her children and the police were looking 4 an unidentified "black man". If it is a brutal attack it had to be done by an unidentified "black man"? Him being "black" is that the reason no one can identify him because he was invisible in the dark? As far as a man knocking on your door Robin and moving on to the next house, I don't have an opinion. If you have a car in your driveway, I would think someone who is trying to do harm to you, if they had sense, will not do it without having a reason and/or believe you were the only person home. I'm praying this lady is not lying and they find the unidentified "black man".
Kathy
2:40 pm on Friday, June 3, 2011
I live in this neighborhood. It is not one very accessible by foot. Unless he had an accomplice or get away car I find a lot of holes in this story. Very unfair to target a certain race if this story is not true.
K. Lidder
4:18 pm on Friday, June 3, 2011
I would guess it would be fairly easy to determine if wounds were self-inflicted or not, from the angle of the wound. Police would also be able to find DNA of a purported assailant, footprints on the grass of someone fleeing the scene, etc. My guess is that police found one of this, and that's why we never saw a composite sketch of a suspect because police knew early on that there was no suspect. Police can also find holes in a victim's story very quickly. The statement that the story was a hoax came just a few days later; police would not risk the blowback from a false statement unless they were very sure there was no crime. Does anyone think the cops would want an assailant roaming the area? And sorry Robin, I do trust investigative more than your barking dog--and you do admit that you were upstairs at the time.
K. Lidder
4:20 pm on Friday, June 3, 2011
In my comment above--I guess police found NONE of this, not one of this.
Oswego Gladys
5:12 pm on Friday, June 3, 2011
this story sounded fishy in the first place.
robin floyd
1:45 am on Saturday, June 4, 2011
Fishy? Not a reliable bark? Maybe. I do trust investigators, they have most pieces to the puzzle. Knock? It was heard. Being upstairs? What difference does that make? I pray the color of the skin doesn't matter. It was 11:00 am, not pm, not dark. FYI: there is a Park that is easily accessible, just hop a fence and you're in someone's backyard belonging to several different homes. Lock your doors. In the end, I just hope we know the truth so help can get to whoever needs it.
robin floyd
7:03 am on Monday, June 6, 2011
K. Lidder, is there a reason between the two? Just curious.
K. Lidder
10:01 am on Monday, June 6, 2011
Robin, I'm not sure I understand what you mean about a reason. OPD is law enforcement for the village of Oswego only. Any unincorporated areas are the responsibility of the Kendall County Sheriff.
robin floyd
5:33 pm on Monday, June 6, 2011
From the 'horses mouth' is sticking to the report of being stabbed. They can't understand why the investigators are fabricating their report! There was no kitchen knife, she was in her office working & the hospital report states she suffered a huge bump on the back of her head. She suffered from a seizure because of the head injury, & treated for anxiety from the physical & mental trauma. Personally, I believe her & I am still going to handle this as a true crime. The police are here to protect & serve, at lease that was my understanding.