"The alleged abuse against Caitlin Tracey happened two months before her body was found in October 2024 at the bottom of a stairwell in former partner Adam P. Beckerink's condo building in Chicago's South Loop. He has not been charged in her death. Representatives for Tracey's family announced the no contest plea along with Beckerink's guilty plea to a contempt of court charge Friday for violating an order not to contact Tracey."
"Beckerink avoided a trial scheduled to begin Sept. 9 as a result of the plea. A judge had ruled in June that during the scheduled trial, prosecutors could play Tracey's 911 call for help in August 2024 and show police body camera footage showing Beckerink's arrest for domestic abuse at the Michigan home, ABC 7 Chicago previously reported. A lawyer for Beckerink has said Tracey "was the love of Adam's life," and there was no link between her death and his client."
Adam P. Beckerink pleaded no contest in Berrien County, Michigan, to charges of domestic abuse against his wife and interfering with her 911 call. Representatives for the family said Beckerink also pleaded guilty to a contempt of court charge for violating an order not to contact her. The alleged assault occurred two months before Caitlin Tracey's body was found in October 2024 at the bottom of a stairwell in Beckerink’s condo building in Chicago’s South Loop. He has not been charged in her death. The Cook County medical examiner did not issue a cause of death finding. Tracey suffered multiple fractures and a severed foot. Beckerink was ousted as a Duane Morris partner and avoided a scheduled trial after the plea. Sentencing is scheduled for Oct. 20.
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