I remember when Lacey came to visit us with her parents and brothers. She was young maybe 8 or 9 yrs. and she wanted to go fishing. So we all booked passage on "The Fishing Fool". Lacey was so happy she walked gracefully across gangway to the boat, singing "We ain't leaving 'til we're heaving." Oh she made me laugh.

Now this was a big boat and there were 6 of us and an extra gentleman who happened to be a Priest. Lacey I and the Priest were fishing side by side. The poles were heavy and held a...
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Does anyone know who Lacey spoke to prior to her brutal murder? Cell phone records? Any confidants? Please contact Det. Joe Malloy 708-458-2194.

Cook County Crime Stoppers has put up a $1,000 reward for information about the death of Lacey Gaines, a 20-year-old Justice mother.

Lacey Gaines had been stabbed and strangled at 7:10 p.m. Dec 7 in her apartment in the first block of Hickory Trace Drive, Justice Police Department said.

Detectives continue investigating the case and said in a re...

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Lacey Gaines, 20 - found stabbed and strangled to death in her home on Monday, December 7, 2009
Justice, IL
Cops: Justice woman's murder was isolated incident
Chicago Breaking News - 12/09/09

The slaying of a 20-year-old woman who was found strangled and stabbed inside her south suburban Justice apartment appears to be an isolated incident, Justice Police Chief Bob Gedville said today.

The incident does not appear to be a robbery or a burglary, the chief said, and police are investigating whether ...
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UPDATE

I have made a blog for Lacey where I will keep posting information. It is at Lacey's Blog. Thank you all who have sent your kind condolences. My heart is so heavy, words can not express. They have not caught the murderer yet. Please pray for justice and to keep Lacey's family safe.
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December 8, 2009 4:19 PM
A 20-year-old woman died after she was stabbed and strangled Monday in her south suburban home in a homicide, authorities said.

Lacey Gaines, of the 0-99 block of Hickory Trace Drive in Justice, was pronounced dead at 7:19 p.m. at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, according to a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office. She died of multiple stab wounds and strangulation in a homicide, the office ruled following an autopsy today.

The spokespers...
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