$2M bail for man who allegedly beat daughter to death
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Larry D. Wood (Dolton Police)
Gloria Wood (Dolton Police)
DOLTON, Ill. (Sun-Times Media Wire) -
A south suburban man was ordered held in lieu of $2 million bail Saturday for allegedly beating his teenage daughter to death in a Dolton motel while high on drugs.
Larry D. Wood, 34, of Dixmoor, killed his daughter after the two had an argument, Cook County prosecutors said.
Wood told police he was high on marijuana and PCP when he beat his 16-year-old daughter, Gloria Wood, in an argument over money, Dolton police spokeswoman TaQuoya Kennedy said in a statement. The girl, of Park Forest, was visiting her father for the weekend like she often did.
A housekeeper at the Best Motel & Suites in the 1300 block of East Sibley Boulevard in Dolton called police about 11:15 a.m. Wednesday after finding the girl covered in blood inside a hotel room, Kennedy said.
The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said she was pronounced dead on the scene and a Thursday autopsy determined she died from blunt head trauma and the death was ruled a homicide. Police said the girl's jaw and nose were broken, she had several fractures to her skull and vertebrae and was choked.
Police captured Larry Wood about 5:30 p.m. Wednesday when he returned to the motel, Kennedy said.
The South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force assisted Dolton police in the investigation.
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Larry D. Wood (Dolton Police)
Gloria Wood (Dolton Police)
