Woman charged with kidnapping West Side woman, breaking her nose
BY TINA SFONDELES Staff reporter/tsfondeles@suntimes.com January 16, 2012 1:16PM
A DNA hit led to charges against Rachel E. Schram, 29, accused of kidnapping a 50-year-old woman, beating her and leaving her with a broken nose last year in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood, police said. | Chicago Police Dept.
Updated: January 16, 2012 3:44PM
A DNA hit led to charges against a Chicago woman accused of kidnapping a 50-year-old woman, beating her and leaving her with a broken nose last year in the West Side Lawndale neighborhood, police said.
The kidnapping happened on Feb. 6, 2011 in the 700 block of South Karlov Avenue. A DNA hit from a liquor bottle in the victim’s car led to the charges nearly a year later.
Rachel E. Schram, 29, of the 4800 block of West Erie Street is charged with one count of aggravated kidnapping/inflicting harm, police said.
Schram is accused of kidnapping the 50-year-old woman. At some point during the kidnapping, Schram hit the woman, causing lacerations to her head. The victim also suffered a broken nose, police said.
Schram was ordered held on $50,000 bond on Monday, according to the Cook County Sheriff’s office. She’ll appear for a preliminary hearing Jan. 20.
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