The Brief
- A suburban Chicago man, Brian Hernandez, is charged with first-degree murder in the strangling death of his estranged wife.
- Authorities say he killed her with a vacuum cord after an argument and was later found driving her car with her phone.
- Hernandez remains in custody and is due back in court April 6.
Editor’s note: This story contains details that some readers may find disturbing.
VILLA PARK – A suburban Chicago man accused of strangling his estranged wife with a vacuum power cord will remain in custody until his next court date, a judge ruled Monday.
Brian Hernandez, 28, appeared in court on two counts of first-degree murder. He had been scheduled to appear Saturday, March 21, but the hearing was rescheduled at the request of a public defender.
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