The Chicago man was found tied up with electrical cords and had duct tape on his mouth. Two men are facing murder charges after prosecutors say they bound, gagged and assaulted a man they met on a dating app. Both men face one felony count of murder and one felony count of robbery against a victim over 60 years old, per a CPD press release.
Prosecutors said during the two men's court appearance on Saturday, Feb. Levin's sister later found him taped up with duct tape, gagged with a sock stuffed in his mouth and tied up with an extension cord in the basement of his home, located on the block of West Talcott Avenue, per CBS News Chicago. The siblings lived in two separate units in the same building.
Levin's sister claims she heard a loud bang come from his unit and decided to go investigate at around 8 p. When she asked him where her brother was, Bello Morales allegedly responded, "Yes, I am with your brother. I will have him call you," per a police report obtained by the Chicago Sun-Times. At around p. About two hours later, she went to check on her brother again and found that his door was locked.
She broke into the apartment and found Levin "cold to the touch," the outlet reported. Police also said that Levin's phone and wallet were missing. Levin's sister pulled the duct tape off her brother's mouth and performed CPR while waiting for paramedics to arrive, prosecutors said in court, per CBS News Chicago. The outlet reported that Levin was taken to Ascension Resurrection hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Surveillance video taken later on Sunday night, Jan. Prosecutors said on Saturday, Feb. Ubilla-Delgado was arrested on Wednesday, Dec. Want to keep up with the latest crime coverage? Bello Morales is originally from Ecuador and moved to the U. In court, defense attorneys argued that although the police obtained surveillance videos of the two men with Levin's belongings, there was no evidence that could show exactly what happened in the year-old's apartment, per WGN-TV.
