Episode 477: The Murder of Teresita Basa

<p>On the evening of February 21, 1977, Chicago firefighters responded to a call at the Pine Grove apartment complex. Once they’d extinguished the fire, they discovered the nude body of forty-eight-year-old Teresita Basa with a kitchen knife protruding from her chest. The apartment looked as though it had been ransacked during the commission of what they assumed was a sexual assault or robbery gone wrong. With little evidence or leads to work from, Teresita’s murder investigation quickly went cold.</p><p>But then five months later, it seemed like it was Teresita herself who led investigators to discover the man who murdered her. What followed was a truly sensational investigation and trial where not only murder, but belief was up for debate.</p><p><br></p><p>References</p><p>Boston Globe. 1978. "Did Voice of the Dead Name Murderer?" <em>Boston Globe</em>, March 6: 2.</p><p>Decatur Herald. 1979. "Man Pleads Guilty; Named by 'Voice From the Grave'." <em>Decatur Herald</em>, February 23: 9.</p><p>O'Brien , John, and Edward Baumann. 1978. "Accused of Murder By a Voice From The Grave." <em>Ebony</em>, June 01: 56-63.</p><p>O'Brien, John. 1979. "'Voice From Grave' Case a Mistrial." <em>Chicago Tribune</em>, Janaury 27: 3.</p><p>O'Brien, John, and Edward Baumann. 1992. <em>Teresita: The Voice from the Grave.</em> Los Angeles, CA: Bonus Books.</p><p>Toledo Blade. 1978. "'Voice From Grave' Suspect Ordered to Trial for Murder." <em>Toledo Blade</em>, September 7: 38.</p><p>Warden, Rob. 1978. "'Voice From the Grave' Evokes a Murder Trial." <em>Washington Post</em>, September 17.</p><p><br></p><p>See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.</p>