Trial for woman accused of killing, dismembering landlord on Northwest Side moved to April

CHICAGO (CBS)-- The jury trial for the woman accused of killing and dismembering her landlord in Arcadia Terrace was pushed back to April. 

Sandra Kolalou appeared in court Monday morning at the Leighton Criminal Court, where her trial was set to begin. Her attorneys asked for a continuance to review additional, undisclosed material.  

The new trial date was set for April 15. 

Kolalou is charged with one felony count of first-degree murder and concealing a homicidal death in the death of 69-year-old Frances Walker. 

Prosecutors say in October 2022, Kolalou brutally murdered and dismembered Walker out of anger about being evicted from the rooming house. This was two days after Walker received complaints from other tenants about Kalalou.

Police said Kolalou replied to the text messages, conveying the impression that Walker was still alive.

But the tenants still called the police.

Investigators discovered portions of her body in a bag at Foster Beachd in Kolalou's freezer. 

Police came to investigate the situation three times and left, but prosecutors said Kolalou was only arrested after a quarrel with the tow truck driver in which she pulled a knife.