A carjacker allegedly killed a suburban Chicago woman by zip-tying her throat — then left a whiny note in the stolen car apologizing for the callous crime, calling the bloodshed “the only option.”
Reese Miller, 24, was crushed behind the tires of Ma Operio’s Toyota three hours after the 61-year-old victim was found on August 30 with “a zip tie around her neck restricting her breathing.” He died four days later, the Chicago Sun-Times reported.
Police found a knife and a twisted apology note, the outlet reported, citing prosecutors.
“I am deeply sorry for hurting anyone at this time, it seems to be the only option.
“I don’t want to hurt people. It was never something I thought possible until the realization hit me.
The Urbana, Ill., native, who allegedly confessed to the crime, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated vehicle hijacking.
Officers found Operio outside his Harwood Heights home just after 6:30 a.m. — zip ties around his neck, according to the Harwood Heights Police Department. Officers removed him, performed CPR and transferred him to the hospital, where he was on life support until his death four days later.
Reese E. Miller, 24, of Urbana, Illinois, (pictured) has been charged with attempted first-degree murder and aggravated vehicular hijacking in the death of Ma Operio, 61, of Harwood Heights. PHOTO: HARWOOD HEIGHTS POLICE DEPARTMENT
Officers found Operio shortly after 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 30 with “a zip tie around his neck restricting his breathing” and he was purple. WGN 9
Officers performed CPR on him after removing the zip ties and transported him to a hospital, where he was placed on life support and died four days later.GoFuindMe
“They said when he was laying on the sidewalk he was dead,” Operio’s mother, Maria Gimeno, told WGNTV. “They revived him when they got him to the ER and then he was brain dead.”
Gimeno said her daughter was cleaning her car after returning from a vacation in Texas when she was attacked.
“The trunk of my daughter’s car is open. He went through the back,” he told a local outlet.
A witness reported hearing a “roar” coming from Operio’s Natchez Avenue property before seeing a man in a black hoodie on top of the woman, police said. Miller allegedly moved Operio’s body after zip-tying it — and stole the car with the trunk still open, according to WGNTV.
When officers found the stolen Toyota, Miller had left a note inside apologizing for his actions, reading: “I’m so sorry for hurting anyone at this time, it seemed like the only option”WGN 9
Operio’s mother, Maria Gimeno, said her daughter had cleaned her car early in the morning after returning from a vacation in Texas. WGN 9
Police also obtained doorbell camera footage of a man believed to be Miller. And when he was caught, Miller was wearing the same clothes as the person caught on camera.
Hours after Miller left Operio for dead, police found his car in Crete — with Miller behind the wheel. He reportedly confessed after police read him his Miranda rights.
Miller is being held on bond at the Cook County Jail; the next court date is Sept. 22.
His public defender said he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, People reported.
His public defender said he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder, according to People.
Gimeno told WGNTV that her daughter is “a very happy person” and has “quit her job to take care of her grandchildren.”
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