A Chicago tax lawyer has been accused of subjecting his wife to a hidden "campaign of abuse and terror," as revealed in court filings discovered following her death. Caitlin Walch Tracey, 36, was found dead on October 27 in the stairwell of her partner Adam Beckerink's upscale South Loop apartment, according to documents seen by the Daily Mail. Caitlin's body was found what police described as "pulverized" and missing a foot.
Chicago police responded to the scene and detained Beckerink, 46, who had reported his wife missing the day before. However, he was released after 48 hours without any charges being filed. However, things have seen taken an ugly turn.
A Murder Shrouded in Mystery In the weeks following Caitlin's death, her grieving parents, retired real estate developer Andrew Tracey, 69, and college professor Dr. Monica Tracey, 65, found themselves in a legal battle with Beckerink over custody of their daughter's remains. Beckerink, a former partner at the international law firm Duane Morris, had been married to Caitlin for six months and argued that, as her surviving spouse, he had the right to claim her body.
On November 6, however, her parents accused Beckerink of subjecting Caitlin to a "campaign of abuse and terror" in the final months of her life. The allegations included claims that he threw a glass pickle jar at her head and poured vodka on her injuries. According to the Traceys, Caitlin was in a relationship with Beckerink from October 2022 to September 2023, b.