Who was graduate student Anat Kimchi and how did she die?
FAMILY and friends mourn the loss of graduate student Anat Kimchi. The University of Maryland graduate student, Anat Kimchi, was stabbed to death on Saturday, June 19, 2021 in Chicago. 1 Doctoral student Anat Kimchi was murdered while visiting Chicago on personal business. Kimchi, 31, was a "brilliant young scholar," and a criminology and criminal justice doctoral candidate at the University of Maryland. According to the university's website, she was a Flagship fellow, a program that awards research support to doctoral students. She was just a beautiful soul. Physically gorgeous. Had her whole life ahead of her, her friend Maria Olsen told CBS Chicago. My heart breaks for her, Olsen continued. While visiting the Chicago area for personal reasons, Kimchi was fatally stabbed on Saturday June 19. Chicago police said that she was approached by an unknown man blocks away from Willis Tower around 4:00pm. The unknown man then stabbed her in the upper back before fleeing the scene. Following the attack, she was taken to the hospital where she was later pronounced dead. She was one of our best students, just about to embark on a professional career, Gary LaFree, professor and chairman of the universitys criminology and criminal justice department, told the Chicago Tribune. A witness described the attacker as a man around the age of 30, with dreadlocks, wearing a dark shirt, light-colored pants, and a red bandanna. Surveillance video was recovered by the police and showed the unidentified attacker stabbing Kimchi and throwing the knife into the Chicago river. "The University of Maryland grieves the loss of Anat Kimchi, a brilliant young scholar. We offer our condolences to her friends and family during this difficult time, the University of Maryland said in a statement. As of Monday, June 21, there is no suspect in custody. It's more like Project Cheer with no recession & no job losses Exclusive WRESTLE ZANIER! Drinker changes name to John Cena by deed poll - and isn't even a WWE fan Exclusive SEX EDUCATION I gave my man sex homework  it made him so horny we havent looked back BROOKE AT HER NOW Brooke Shields, 56, wows in a bikini on the beach with her two daughters LOVE HURTS Eight insecurities ruining relationships from ex obsessions to losing yourself  Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot said in a statement, "We know who he is. Weve got good film of him. We believe hes a homeless individual.  However in a later news conference the Chief of Detectives Brendan Deenihan declined to comment on if they knew who the suspect is. We are seeking the identity and the eventual arrest of the person who stabbed that female, Deenihan said.