Updated 06/15/10 2:24 p.m.
According to Brookfield police, the Cook County medical examiner has ruled Marilyn E. Fay’s death a homicide. The medical examiner did not release a cause of death; in addition to stab wounds, Fay’s body suffered other undisclosed trauma.
The Cook County state’s attorney is expected back in Brookfield this afternoon, charges could be filed later tonight.
Brookfield
Marilyn E. Fay, a retired teacher and part-time Brookfield Public Library employee, was found dead in a bedroom of her home at
Leh said police went to the house after “becoming concerned about her well being.” Leh declined to say how
Fay’s Jeep was missing, Leh said, and other items, including her cell phone, were also missing.
The suspects are described as a 30-year-old
Leh said the two suspects knew Fay “fairly well,” but weren’t related.
“In terms of a motive, I can’t speculate on that,” Leh said.
Fay’s next-door neighbor, Toni Adame, said that Fay “was a really nice lady,” one who recently helped nurse a couple of raccoons back to health. However, Adame said that Fay “had some guy staying with her” off and on during the nine months she’s lived next door.
The man, who Adame described as in his late twenties, lived in an attic room in the white, two-story frame house and “helped her keep the grounds up.”
Another neighbor, who did not identify himself, said he often saw a man and woman at Fay’s home. He thought they were Fay’s daughter and her daughter’s boyfriend, but said he didn’t know Fay well enough to know.
Other published reports suggested that Fay met the man, who was reportedly homeless, at the library and took him in.
On the day Fay was discovered by police, Adame said she was awakened at by a loud slamming sound, like someone pounding on a car hood.
“It woke me up and my dog started barking,” Adame said. She didn’t call police, but found it “odd it happened on the same day” Fay was found dead.
The Brookfield Public Library is closed today as a result of Fay’s death. Library Director Kimberly Litland said a grief counselor was available for employees, who gathered for a staff meeting this morning.
Litland said that Fay had worked as a part-time reference librarian for more than 10 years and was a member of the library’s Green Team.
“She was a fantastic librarian who did wonderful work for us,” Litland said. “She was very enthusiastic and loved working here.”
The Cook County Medical Examiner conducted an autopsy on this morning. Results will not available until after , according to a spokseswoman.
