Dad stabs mom to death; 9-year-old daughter called 911 (Des Plaines, Illinois)

Dad HERIBERTO RAMIREZ stabbed his wife to death after he found out she was planning to leave (his controlling, abusive @$$). Of course, since EVERYBODY needed to know that Daddy's Not Happy, he killed her within earshot of their 9-year-old daughter, who was in the next room. It was the daughter who called 911 after hearing her mother's screams.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-02-15/news/ct-met-wife-stabbed-20110215_1_stab-wounds-plaines-area-man-death

Authorities: Husband stabbed wife to death on Valentine's Day
Daughter, 9, called 911
February 15, 2011

A Des Plaines-area man whose wife was reportedly planning to leave him is accused of stabbing her to death on Valentine's Day as their 9-year-old daughter listened to her screams from the next room, authorities said.

Heriberto Ramirez, 48, was being held in lieu of a $10 million bond Tuesday, a day after authorities said they found his wife Alicia Ramirez dead on the floor of their bathroom with 35 stab wounds following a 911 call from the girl.

Heriberto Ramirez, of the 400 block of West Touhy Avenue, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his 45-year-old wife.