A Chicago woman serving 58 years in prison for murdering and dismembering her landlord will receive nearly $3 million from the city’s transit authority, a court ruled.
The Illinois First District Appellate Court on Dec. 31 upheld a $2.8 million jury verdict ordering the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) to pay Sandra Kolalou for reportedly being hit amid a bus crash, according to CWB Chicago. The ruling rejected the CTA‘s attempt to overturn the award. Kolalou will remain incarcerated until at least July 2076, when she turns 90 years old, the outlet reported.
A Cook County jury convicted Kolalou in April 2024 of murder for killing 69-year-old Frances Walker in October 2022, a decision that came after the civil case over her injury was decided. Judge Ursula Walowski sentenced her to 50 years for the murder. She also received six years for dismembering the corpse and another two for aggravated identity theft.
Kolalou rented a room from Walker in Chicago‘s Arcadia Terrace neighborhood, according to CBS Chicago. Prosecutors said Kolalou killed Walker days after an eviction notice.
Now she can get anything she wants from the prison commissary.