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Joseph Kromelis, 75, is a local street person affectionately known as "Walking Dude." He is a character familiar to anyone who works or lives in downtown Chicago. With his tall frame, striking facial features, long flowing hair and bushy mustache he is a often seen walking the area. On May 25th at 3:00 AM, Kromelis was sleeping on the lower level of Wacker Drive near a loading dock to Trump Tower, his legs and arms sticking out from under his blankets. Joseph Guardia, 27, approached him as he slept with a McDonald's cup filled with gasoline, doused Kromelis, and set him on fire. He stood over him for 16 seconds as flames engulfed his entire upper body. The burns from the incident are visible on the garage door on the left in this photo. He burned for three minutes before a security guard put him out with a fire extinguisher. Six years ago almost to the day, Kromelis was hospitalized after being brutally beaten with a baseball bat at 400 E Lower Wacker Drive. Guardia is in police custody. Kromelis is not expected to live. UPDATE: Kromelis died of his injuries on 12/11/2022. Located at 400 N. Wabash Avenue |
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| Source | Walking Dude Homicide |
| Author | Stephen Hogan from Chicago, United States |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by Chicago Crime Scenes at https://flickr.com/photos/39234220@N03/52113434701. It was reviewed on 13 December 2022 by FlickreviewR 2 and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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