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CTA Stabbing Death: Man Charged With Murder Of Woman At Loop 'L' Stop

The stabbing occurred at the Adams/Wabash stop around 1:26 a.m. Saturday, hours before St. Patrick's Day crowds arrived downtown.

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Police said Samantha Maldonado named Alejandro Arellano as her killer before she died, and detectives were able to track him down in less than 15 hours using surveillance video footage from the CTA station.
Police said Samantha Maldonado named Alejandro Arellano as her killer before she died, and detectives were able to track him down in less than 15 hours using surveillance video footage from the CTA station. (CBS)

By CBS Chicago Staff:

CHICAGO (CBS) – A man has been charged with murder in the stabbing death of a woman at a CTA station in the Loop over the weekend.

Alejandro Arellano, 31, is charged with one count of first-degree murder in the death of 26-year-old Samantha Maldonado, and is due to appear in bond court Monday afternoon.

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