Woman found in Chatham trash can was beaten to death: autopsy

A witness discovered the remains Friday afternoon in a trash can in an alley in the 8400 block of South Ingleside Avenue, Chicago police said.

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A woman found in a trash can last week in Chatham had been beaten to death, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.

Someone found the remains about 12:45 p.m. Friday in a trash can in an alley in the 8400 block of South Ingleside Avenue, Chicago police said.

She was identified as Tatiana “Tee Tee” Whetstone, according to Brave Space Alliance.

An autopsy ruled Whetstone’s death a homicide by assault.

No arrests had been reported.

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