Overview
- Kevan Works, 66, was ordered detained until trial on Friday during a Cook County hearing on charges of first-degree murder and concealing a death.
- Police found Daniest Graves on Tuesday in a basement room hidden behind a bookcase at her Roseland home after cadaver dogs alerted to the spot.
- Prosecutors said her body was rolled in a rug and partly wrapped in garbage bags and duct tape, and the medical examiner ruled the death a homicide from multiple injuries.
- Investigators noted bleach, air fresheners, a knife and a hammer near the scene, and they said Works claimed she had dementia even though relatives said she was working and driving.
- Graves was reported missing in late March, Works was arrested at the South Lafayette Avenue home, and the next court date is April 29 as Area 2 detectives continue the investigation.