Locked-Door Strangler in Chicago

Silent Screams True Crime. <break time="1.5s" /> 2022 to 2025. Chicago’s Loop and River North.

Five young women. All living alone. All found strangled in their apartments. Doors locked from

inside. No forced entry. Police initially ruled some as suicides. But patterns emerged.

Victims were professionals. Late twenties to thirties. Independent. Living in secure

buildings. Yet someone got inside.October 2025. A break. DNA from a 2024

victim matches. Jamal Carter. Thirty-five. Maintenance worker. Had access keys

to multiple buildings. Arrested. Charged with five counts of first-degree murder.

Investigators say he allegedly entered at night. Strangled victims. Staged scenes.