CHICAGO (WLS) — A man accused of murdering his wife at a South Loop high rise is back in Chicago and appeared in court Tuesday.

Tuesday morning, CPD announced charges against Adam Beckerink in Caitlin Tracey’s murder. Tracey’s parents and their attorney arrived at the Cook County Courthouse Tuesday ahead of Beckerink’s court appearance.

She was found dead at the bottom of the stairwell in his South Loop condo building in October of 2024.

Beckerink has been charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of murder/strong probability death/injure issuance of warrant.

Chopper7 showed Chicago police detectives walking Beckerink into the station at Belmont and Western.

He was extradited here from Michigan, where he served a sentence for domestic violence against Tracey.

A murder warrant was issued for Beckerink one year after Tracey was found dead, her foot severed and her body pulverized.

Now, after months of serving his sentence in Michigan, Beckerink was served a governor’s warrant signed by JB Pritzker for first-degree murder to bring him back to Illinois.

SEE ALSO | Report details behavior during drug test by man accused of murdering wife at his South Loop condo

The I-Team recently asking Chicago Police Superintendent Larry Snelling about the case in a candid sit-down interview.

“The detective division dedicated hours and days and months to this to make sure that they brought justice to someone by getting this person charged,” Snelling said. “Sometimes these things are lengthy. They take a little time and you have to do a lot of digging to make sure that you get the right evidence and build that strong case.”

Tracey’s family issued a statement after Beckerink’s court appearance on Tuesday, saying, “Our family is deeply thankful to the Cook County State’s attorney Eileen O’Neill Burke, and her team, as well as the Chicago Police Department’s Violent Crimes Division. The CPD has worked long and hard to investigate this case.

Although the defendant’s criminal convictions and sentence in Michigan brings some measure of justice for Caitlin, this man must now be held accountable for his actions in the days and months that led to this moment: the state’s charge that he murdered our beautiful daughter.

We hope that justice will prevail and we can finally lay our dear Caitlin to rest.”

You can contact the Illinois domestic violence hotline at 1-877-863-6338 click here for more information.

Copyright © 2026 WLS-TV. All Rights Reserved.