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Pregnant Woman Stabbed To Death in Villa Park

By Marcus Gilmer in News on May 27, 2010 3:40PM

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Eric Gilford, sought by police for questioning
A woman who was five months pregnant was stabbed to death at a friend's home in Villa Park yesterday afternoon and the murder was witnessed by the victim's three-year-old daughter. Police are currently searching for 31-year-old Eric Gilford for questioning related to the crime. There's still confusion as to exactly what happened and Gilford's relationship to the victim. Some reports say the victim was visiting her boyfriend's apartment when the incident occurred while a neighbor told the Tribune the victim had introduced herself a week before as "Eric's wife." And ABC 7 refers to the victim as Gilford's ex-wife. A witness told CBS 2, "A little girl came running outside talking about her daddy stabbed 'em, her daddy stabbed 'em. I said, 'Are you okay?' The little girl was full of blood."