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Apr 18, 2009 7:23 pm US/Central

Chicago Woman Found in Calumet River Was Murdered

DOLTON, Ill. (Sun-Times Media Wire) ― A Chicago woman found floating in a creek off the Little Calumet River in south suburban Dolton Friday was strangled to death.

About 11:15 a.m., Dolton police contacted the Dolton Fire Department to report a possible body in a branch of the Little Calumet River near West Sibley Boulevard (Route 83) and Wentworth Avenue, Dolton Fire Chief Jerry McCullough said.

About 1 p.m., emergency crews recovered a deceased woman, whose feet had gotten stuck in the mud. She was floating in the middle of the creek, which is only about 3 feet deep -- though it gets deeper as it flows north towards the Little Calumet, he said.

On Saturday, the Cook County Medical Examiner's office identified the woman as Arika Nichelle Sims-Rentas, 36, of the 3100 block of West 38th Street.

While officials initially found no signs of trauma on her body, an autopsy determined Sims-Rentas died from strangulation and her death was ruled a homicide, according to a Saturday autopsy.

McCullough did not know how long the body had been in the water and said a woman walking past notified police of the body.

Illinois State police are investigating the murder, but had no further details available.

(Source: Sun-Times Media Wire © Chicago Sun-Times 2009. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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