A senseless act of pure evil has left a young mother and her unborn child dead after what was supposed to be a routine Facebook Marketplace transaction in suburban Chicago. Thirty-year-old Eliza Morales was allegedly stabbed roughly 70 times and left to die after meeting the 19-year-old who had bought the couple’s pickup truck, according to police. The accused, identified as Nedas Revuckas, has been arrested and charged in the brutal killing.
According to investigators, the exchange began over a 1994 Ford Ranger that Morales’ husband had posted for sale, and the buyer returned to the apartment to collect paperwork and license plates. Surveillance footage reportedly captured the man coming to the door with a concealed screwdriver before a struggle, after which smoke was seen coming from the unit and first responders found Morales gravely wounded. Prosecutors say the suspect also stabbed the family’s dog and later admitted to setting a fire in the apartment.
The DuPage County coroner’s preliminary autopsy found approximately 70 sharp-force wounds, and authorities say the injuries resulted in the death of the unborn child as well. Investigators allege the suspect discarded bloody clothing and even the victim’s ID in trash bags while leaving the scene, and court filings say he confessed during questioning. These are the kinds of details that strip away any pretense of motive other than senseless violence.
Revuckas faces a slate of charges that reflect the gravity of his alleged crimes: multiple counts of first-degree murder, intentional homicide of an unborn child, armed robbery, arson, and aggravated cruelty to animals. A judge has ordered him detained ahead of trial, a necessary step while prosecutors build a case against a defendant authorities describe as violent and dangerous. Communities deserve nothing less than full accountability for this level of depravity.
This tragedy also exposes how our modern conveniences can become lethal when common sense and personal responsibility are cast aside. Meeting strangers to exchange goods is a reality of the online marketplace age, but it shouldn’t mean putting families at risk because platforms have become convenient catch-alls for dangerous transactions. Conservatives have long warned that weakening social institutions and softening criminal penalties create conditions where violent actors roam with impunity; this is a heartbreaking example of that truth in action.
Tech platforms must accept responsibility for the environments they foster, and local leaders should push for safer, commonsense policies like designated exchange locations at police stations and better safety education for citizens. Law enforcement needs the resources and legal tools to keep violent individuals off the street, and judges must ensure public safety by denying dangerous suspects the freedom to reoffend while awaiting trial. If we value the sanctity of life and the safety of our neighborhoods, we must demand more than platitudes.
For the Morales family, there are no words that can repair this loss, only actions that can bring justice and protect others from suffering the same fate. Patriots and neighbors should rally to support the grieving husband and their surviving child, and insist our leaders deliver swift, certain punishment for those who commit such monstrous acts. America should be a place where mothers and unborn children are safe in their homes — and we must fight to keep it that way.
