Woman fatally stabbed in Park Manor apartment

The 53-year-old was found face down and unresponsive in the hallway of an apartment in the 300 block of East 68th Street, Chicago police said.

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A woman was fatally stabbed Feb. 15, 2021, in Park Manor.

A woman was fatally stabbed Feb. 15, 2021, in Park Manor.

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A woman was stabbed to death Monday at an apartment in Park Manor on the South Side.

The 53-year-old was found face down and unresponsive about 6:05 p.m. in the hallway of an apartment in the 300 block of East 68th Street, Chicago police said. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

She was identified as Barbara Jimerson, who lived in Park Manor, the Cook County medical examiner’s office said. An autopsy Tuesday ruled her death a homicide, saying she died of multiple sharp force injuries.

Area One detectives are investigating.

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