Chicago Woman Convicted of Killing, Dismembering Landlord, Hiding Some Remains in Freezer

CHICAGO—A Chicago woman has been convicted of killing and dismembering her landlord and putting some of the victim’s remains inside a freezer in the boarding house where she lived. A Cook County jury convicted Sandra Kolalou, 37, late Monday of all the charges she faced, including first-degree murder, dismembering a body, concealing a homicidal death, and aggravated identity theft, news outlets reported. Her sentencing is scheduled for June 20. Prosecutors said Frances Walker, 69, had served Ms. Kolalou with an eviction notice from a boarding house she owned before Ms. Kolalou killed and dismembered her in October 2022. Ms. Kolalou, whose attorneys plan to appeal the verdict, was arrested and charged after Walker’s severed head, arms, and legs were discovered inside a kitchen freezer at the home on Chicago’s northwest side....