Chicago Sun-Times
Autopsy results confirmed that a 31-year-old Michigan transsexual found Tuesday in a Motel 6 in Elk Grove Village was a homicide victim.
Krystal Heskin, 31, of 6819 Meadow Ave. in Warren, Mich., died as a result of craniocerebral injuries and blunt force trauma to the head, the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said after an autopsy on Wednesday. Heskin was pronounced dead at 12:40 a.m. Tuesday at the Stein Institute, according to a an office spokeswoman.
No one was in custody for the murder as of early Wednesday afternoon, Elk Grove Village police said.
Heskin was found dead at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Motel 6 at 1601 Oakton St., Elk Grove Village police Chief Stephen Schmidt said. Hotel workers called police after finding Heskin dead on the bed, fully clothed, Schmidt said, and added that the body was not badly decomposed.