Melissa Lamesch.Photo:Facebook
An Illinois man strangled his 9-month-pregnant girlfriend to death and lit her house on fire in an attempt to hide evidence, a jury has found.
She was an EMT, NBC Chicago previously reported.
Matthew Plote.Ogle County Sheriff’s Office
Ogle County Sheriff’s Office
More than a year later, Plote was arrested in March 2022 and charged in connection with the killing of Lamesch and the unborn child, according to anotherWIFRreport.
Plote, who was a firefighter, was seemingly calm and working normally following the killing, his co-workers said, according to WIFR.
During an interview with police, Plote admitted to being at Lamesch’s residence on the day of the fire but denied the killing, the outlet reported. His DNA was the only other known DNA recovered at the scene other than Lamesch’s,
AGoFundMeset up for Lamesch’s family after the killing said she was a dedicated EMT worker and “always put herself on the line for her job.”
In herobituary, she was remembered for having her unique style.
“She was known for her tremendously unique smile, always arriving fashionably late, and [her love] of eating and napping,” read a part of the obituary. “Everything was done in her perfectionistic ways and always in true ‘Melissa Fashion.’ She was unapologetically herself.”
“How do you come back from that?” she said.
No motive has been mentioned in the reports. Plote is scheduled for his sentencing in April.
source: people.com
