Maria Adams Killed Over Missing Halloween Candy, Police Say

A Chicago woman died Saturday night after being stabbed multiple times on Halloween, allegedly by a male friend who was angry about a bag of missing candy.

Maria Adams, 49, was stabbed with "several steak knives" Monday afternoon in the home of Ledell Peoples on the South Side, the Chicago Tribune reports.

Peoples, 55, was charged with attempted first degree murder and aggravated domestic battery, but first-degree murder charges are expected to be filed following Adams' autopsy, NBC Chicago reports.

Peoples allegedly "became so enraged over a missing bag of Halloween candy" that he stabbed Adams multiple times, police told NBC. He apparently thought Adams took the candy.

The Tribune reports that Adams threw plates at Peoples to defend herself, but died at Stroger Hospital Saturday night after being listed in critical condition since Monday.

Comments

[rewith85man]

09:03 PM on 11/10/2011

If you don't control your anger, it would control you.That is exactly what happened to him.

Whether I lost or had candy stolen by someone else, I would forget about it. I would just give up everything to God.

[Angelina Jolly]

06:18 PM on 11/09/2011

go ahead and give him some candy - as his last meal!

[Dragosurfer]

11:39 AM on 11/09/2011

The candy was not, and is not, the issue. This guy is just a sick, twisted, evil person that would have done the same thing due to any number of perceived problems.

[noudidnt]

11:07 AM on 11/08/2011

Lima beans
Halloween candy
Star Wars toys

my gawd

[jgood49943]

10:42 AM on 11/08/2011

Why are we subject to stories like this? Are we any better informed about what's important?

[Six Gator]

10:07 AM on 11/08/2011

over candy?...

[Jimmy 61762]

09:58 AM on 11/08/2011

She done macked my reesee cups so I got stabby.

[TRene11]

07:38 AM on 11/08/2011

Aren't they a little old to trick or treat?

[Cherise Lee]

07:19 AM on 11/08/2011

Smh like was it crack inside the candy?? Seriously wth..

[twinpossible]

05:43 AM on 11/08/2011

Killed over some Mary Janes, a snicker, and some pennies? WTF is the world coming to. You'd think they'd had to have been 14 years old, but just look at their ages. Tsk..tsk. News is gettin' awful strange lately.

No candy where he's going.

http://www.twinpossible.com/blog

[PaulaMV]

05:07 AM on 11/08/2011

Jimmie Kimmel asked parents to video themselves telling their kids that they ate all their Halloween candy. Good thing none of those kids were armed...

[syllcurie]

04:13 AM on 11/08/2011

Wasn't this guy on the old Ginsu commercials?

[pat t]

04:00 AM on 11/08/2011

Yelling and screaming, smashing plates, woman getting stabbed. HELLO, really how many trick or treaters were knocking on that door?

[pat t]

03:56 AM on 11/08/2011

I wonder if it was Reese's Peanut butter cups? Those are to die for!

[JoanieXYZ]

03:16 AM on 11/08/2011

Brought to you by the same people who would want Obama as their state legislator and president.

[mmmkaythen]

10:05 AM on 11/08/2011

Shut u stupid

[mmmkaythen]

10:10 AM on 11/08/2011

ptttttttttttttttt