An ex-convict accused of murdering a southwest suburban teenager must undergo a psychiatric evaluation.
A Cook County judge ordered the test Tuesday to find out if John L. Wilson Jr. is mentally fit to stand trial, the Sun-Times reports.
Wilson is charged with breaking into the Indian Head Park home of Kelli O’Laughlin, 14, on Oct. 27 and stabbing the teen to death with a kitchen knife, said prosecutors. O’Laughlin startled the 38-year-
old Chicago man when she came home from school, said prosecutors.
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Police said he took the girl’s cell phone and sent taunting text messages to her mother.
Officers used cell phone tracking technology to find Wilson about a week later.
He’s being held without bail in state prison for violating his parole.
Wilson is due back in court April 23.