Man Strangled His Mother to Death with Cord Because He Was Angry She Was Dating
Norma J. Caraker’s son Neil Howard, 46, killed her in her Troy, Ill., home because he did not approve of her dating, according to a statement from the Madison County IL State’s Attorney’s Office. He strangled his 60-year-old mother on Sep. 13, 2023, shortly after she went on a date, the statement said.
Mother Strangled to Death With a Bungee Cord by Her Son Who Was Angry at Her for Dating
A jury has found an Illinois man guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of his mother after reportedly becoming upset about her dating life.
Madison County jury finds man guilty of strangling his mother
A Madison County jury returned a guilty verdict in the case of a man accused of strangling his mother. Noma Caraker, 60, was found unresponsive in her Troy, Illinois, home on Lower Marine Road in September of 2023.
Troy, Ill. man convicted of strangling, killing mother with bungee cord
A Troy, Illinois, man accused of strangling his mother to death with a bungee cord has now been convicted of her murder.
Jury convicts man of strangling his mother with bungee cord
Prosecutors said the mother's dating made him "angrier and angrier and angrier, until he got drunk enough that he couldn’t take it anymore."
Madison County jury convicts man of strangling his mother to death
The victim, Norma Caraker, was the widow of Charles “Tom” Caraker Sr., a former mayor of Troy who died in 2018.
Madison County jury convicts man of murder in mother's strangulation
The victim, Norma Caraker, was the widow of Charles “Tom” Caraker Sr., a former mayor of Troy who died in 2018.
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