Cold Case Solved?
And will be used for the next few years to beat up the CPD:
Eight-year-old Gloria Kowalewicz’s school and church were less than a half-mile from her back door in West Englewood.
On Nov. 12, 1960, a Saturday, her mother Esther was up early to get her dressed. Gloria had received her First Holy Communion recently, and a nun at St. Mary of Mount Carmel Church had urged the third grader and her classmates to receive the sacrament every day for two weeks to impress the ritual into their memories.
That Saturday was the last day. But her father needed the family car, so Gloria would have to make the 3½-block trip on foot. For her daughter, the older of two kids, Esther picked out a pink-and-brown checkered dress and a blue leotard. Esther kissed her goodbye and watched from the family’s porch as Gloria walked north on Damen Avenue before turning east onto Marquette Road, past a gas station and out of sight.
Gloria never made it to the church. Her body would be found just a few hours later in a secluded spot in the suburbs. She had been shot twice in the head.
And horror of horrors:
- It was a crime that shocked the city and stayed a mystery for decades, but now police say they have solved the case using DNA technology. And the perpetrator, they say, was a young man who wore a Chicago Police Department star.
The article is paywalled, but there are ways around it.
This guy has been off the job for almost four decades, out of Illinois for almost as long, and dead for twenty years. There is not a single Officer on the job who worked with or supervised him for years now. But it will be used by the media and assorted bad actors to paint everyone currently on the job as culpable in some way for the history of a psychopath.
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Looks like pretty fantastic work putting this all together. If he did this, can guarantee you there was more.
The article was actually pretty balanced and focused mostly on the kind of detective work that it took to solve the case. The killer was a murderer who wore our star and they finally caught up to him, even though he was long dead. But I wonder if he is going to pop up in any other similar crimes – doesn't seem like the kind of sick crime that would be a one and done.
Now they have someone new to wave in the faces of idiots. No more John Burge. But the CPS will lump them together & somehow make it that W/ maybe 50-70 "bad" apples that were the police since the March 4th that Shitcago became an incorporated city every police officer is dirty somehow. Judge every officer on how you are treated not what you heard.
WOW and you’ll talk about the hiring standards today. I hope that offender has been rotting in hell.
There is not a single officer alive today who would have a problem with exhuming the remains of this evil POS and using what's left for target practice at the range. That being said, the Trib celebrates the release of non-police child murders like Madison Hobley, a case in which the Trib played an active role in getting Hobley released from prison and pardoned, along with Anthony Porter, the one living Wilson brother and other murderers of cops and civilians. The Trib only advocates for murderers, not victims. The only reason they care about this poor girl is because her story can be used to condemn the CPD.
Sometimes we just suck it up and take the licks if they come our way. An 8 year old girl got murdered, that's what matters. Who gives a shit if there's some nasty thoughts sent our way?
Shame on you that this is your reaction.
OMG! Just horrible!
It's a legitimate story. This is living memory. If idiots use it to blast CPD or policing so be it.
I vaguely recall him working some homicides in 24 when things were getting sporty in Rogers Park circa mid 80s.
Does everything have to be about how it will effect view of the department?
Right now his family and cops who knew him well are asking what they missed.
I hope there weren't other victims.
I can't believe the department was capable of saving the coppers 1959 employment file along with his fingerprint cards.
Where do they keep them stored?
You cannot hate the Media and democrats enough.
Although this Case is 66 years old and McInerney is dead, should there be investigative follow- up? Statistically, it is very unlikely that Kowalewicz was his only victim, whether in Illinois and/or Nevada.
Further, do what degree does this affect all— all— other arrests and investigations in which McInerney was involved? It is possible that some people currently in prison put there by this uniquely corrupt CPD.
Meanwhile back at the ranch...scores of young blacks have been murdered by other young blacks in the last 6 months in Chicago. Crickets.
That was definitely some tenacious phenomenon lease work, not giving up on a killer of a little girl! But I don’t know what the point is like you say in there beginning painting all the police now they’re going back 60 some years to paint the police bad as always, they’ve been doing that since then they will keep doing it now the media, but then again, who from the police department tried it out to the media who gave the information anybody got any cheese for the rat that is putting that out there what’s the point?
A Kowalewicz in Englewood? Knew this had to be pre 1965.
Wow!
Only shitheads and democrats read that shitty "paper" anyway
They have this spot in their brain that causes them to demonize the police.
No keeses for them!!!!
https://hoodline.com/2026/10/chicago-cop-named-suspect-in-girl-s-1960-murder-after-65-years/
Anyone have any info on offender? Any old timers remember him and any other dead or missing that could be linked to this guy? Where did he work and was he one of the protected untouchables who always avoid punishment?
I hope he is eternally burning in a special place in hell
Well you don’t know who the offender is until you get the DNA results, this time it was a copper. Next time it may be someone who is alive and he can be locked up. You can’t stop working the cases because you’re worried who the offender might be.
Jim O’Brien, retired Area 1
After this incident, the police DNA community protection act will be passed.
This is the guy:
https://m.cpdp.co/officer/18296/thomas-mc-inerney/
The guy was cremated:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/obituaries/thomas-francis-mcinerney-il/
The area didn’t start to ho bad until early/middle 70’s…my great aunt lived on the same street one block diown…moved out in 1977
Would certainly like to know details. Real details. What DNA? Where found? By whom? What labs? One article said he was a detective. Did he have access to this evidence? Did he examine it? Not much glove-wearing back in the day. Rape kit done back then? Not saying he wasn’t the killer, just asking what puts him AS the killer.
Just read it at The New York Post link SCC provides at the right side of the main page. NO PAYWALL THERE! (F' the Scum Times & Fibune!)
He retired from Area 4 VC in 1987 and that is the only Unit listed in his career assignments
Hey dip-wad, the story is going to spread all over the world like wildfire.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/us-news/murderer-in-65-year-old-cold-case-killing-of-girl-8-revealed-to-be-chicago-homicide-detective/
Same here. A Pole from Englewood....?
Yeah, no one else will pick up this story halfwit.
https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/former-chicago-officer-identified-1960-gloria-kowalewicz-killing-1825098
Joseph James Deangelo. Golden state killer
How incredibly sad for this little girl. All dressed up with her little purse walking to Catholic Mass by herself. So sad. May she rest in peace
In March of 1989, a senior citizen was beaten to death near 83rd and St Louis Ave. A widow, she regularly attended mass at St. Denis church and would return later in the day to attend the evening prayer service. Her body was found near the railroad tracks about a block west of the church. The apparent motive was robbery. Her family reported that she rarely had more than a few dollars in her purse. I think the case remains Open and Unsolved. It would be interesting to learn how many murders remained unsolved in the past decades.
Any relatives on the job. I remember hearing that last name.
More info on him:
https://www.chicagotribune.com/obituaries/thomas-francis-mcinerney-il/
https://cpdp.co/officer/18296/thomas-mc-inerney/
If you got your news someplace other than hoodline, you'd see most articles have that information.
The offender had many children according to obituary.
Wonder if they could provide some insight into any weird tendencies.
SCUM like this have done sick things to their own children. I hope he is in HELL.
May this innocent angel rest easy with the many of our good brothers & sisters
who were taken from us. May she & they be forever comforted knowing that we do not forget, nor give up. GOD bless the earthly angels that do good, honest work.
FBI has them also.
It’s national news. There are numerous articles out there. Here is the NY Post.
https://nypost.com/2026/10/11/us-news/murderer-in-65-year-old-cold-case-killing-of-girl-8-revealed-to-be-chicago-homicide-detective/
Calm down clown. One out of how many in the past?
Poor Burge being grouped with this sicko.
He raped and killed a little girl!
Who gives a fuck if anyone told the media.
People are insane even our brothers and sisters in blue:
https://www.foxnews.com/us/retired-police-sergeant-shoots-deputy-chief-wife-daughter-wealthy-coastal-enclave-home
My Godmother talked about safely walking as a teenager from Englewood to Hyde park and the science museum. All was super safe. That was pre free range feral move ins.
Wow. He worked in homicide am betting to ensure he knew whether he was caught or could be caught. He had daughters? Former Army Ranger and decorate d federal investigator? Evil. Very evil. Seems like he definitely wanted to know if the hammer would drop on him. Disgusting.
Lotta details there... you asking for yourself
Shhhhhhhh
Take our licks? Why? I never hurt anyone and at least two mutts still breathe because I hesitated, yet survived, what would have been two completely justified shootings of armed offenders. I don'ti share any blame for this sexual psychopath and resent the insinuation that we must brush off the impending broad brush criticism from the Bolshevik Chicago media.
Go to personnel or the graphic arts section. I found all sorts of family stuff in there from the 1950’s and the staff are happy to provide copies.
You can’t stop working the cases because you’re worried who the offender might be.
Jim O’Brien, retired Area 1
Really? Like Koschman?
He was employed as sworn police officer a few years only.
Relax, Shamus and wait for the movie to come out
An eye for an eye. I would not rest easy until that debt was returned and paid in full.
Congrats to FBI Chicago Investigative Genetic Genealogy Program and Area One Cold Case Detectives working together for solving this one. A lot of hard work went into this one by both agencies. Hope this monster is suffering in hell for what he did.
"Really? Like Koschman?"
You clearly have no idea who you are replying to. Or even what area. Either get some time on the job or get out of mom's basement.
You sound like you take yourself much too seriously.
FOIA the numbers.
I remember the case well. A few days later they arrested her son. Case was closed.
His fingerprints on her purse asshole
Semen recovered. DNA profile in Codis hits when a relative of killer has dna/family tree profile done. Killer print card matches to recovered print. The hero? The guy that recovered a print from victim’s purse. Salute!
Guy made Detective in a very short period of time after coming on the job. Who was his Chinaman?
Not so fast. Relative of subject was located by open source genealogical database such as Ancestry, or 23and Me. McInerny had no profile in CODIS by which to compare. How’s that.
You follow up with the relative. Hey have you ever had family in the Chicago area? Oh you did? He was a cop? Okay. Now you compare the prints. I hope this is a civilian offering this remark.
Okay what’s the plan?
Wonder if this scumbag had anything to do with the Grimes sisters from Brighton Park case . It was only a few years earlier ('57-'58) and their bodies were found in Willow Springs
RoxanneFord
Okay what’s the plan?
10/13/2026 02:13:47 PM
Are you stupid? If that was my family, his extended family would be paying that debt.
CPD knew he was the killer a long time ago. Question is, how long? Those finger prints were probably known in the 80s with the FBI technology then. Prayers to her family & anyone else he harmed. This can’t be the only victim.
Only 7 miles between 104th and Route 83 where Kowalewicz was found and German Church Road location in Willow Springs where Grimes sisters bodies es were dumped. He wasn’t a PO in 1955 and Grumes died from apparent puncture wounds and not GSW’s. Uh, don’t look at me-I was only four in 1960 and didn’t hit a beat car until 30 years later…
I retired from a city dept in the huge buy out of 2004. I worked from 82 until 2004 and didn't really qualify. However I had worked the summers for the city in 70 71 and 72. The city claimed they had no record of it but I had kept my paychecks being the pack rat I am. With that evidence I got to retire 22 years ago . I know I was printed each one of those years but probably no one wants to dig thru dusty boxes. Who knows where old paperwork goes to die.
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