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Thursday, September 29, 2011

Alcohol, Xanax Contributed to Drowning Death of Woman at Sybaris

Will County Coroner's Office finally rules on the cause of death of the Oswego woman found dead in late July at the romantic getaway hotel. Police say no foul play.

Drowning was the cause of death of an Oswego woman found dead in late July in her pool suite at Frankfort's Sybaris hotel, said the chief deputy coroner for Will County. Frankfort police are not considering it a suspicious death.  READ: Police Find Oswego Woman Dead at Sybaris Significant amounts of alcohol and the prescription anti-anxiety medication Xanax also were found in the system of Suzette A. O'Donnell, 53, said chief deputy coroner Bob Brenczewski. Police responded to an emergency call from O'Donnell's husband at around 9 a.m. July 29 at the romantic getaway hotel, 7500 W. Lincoln Hwy., according to police reports. Her husband had found O'Donnell unconscious in the pool area of their room. An initial autopsy was inconclusive as to…

Monday, August 1, 2011

Police Wait on Toxicology Report in Woman's Death at Sybaris

The investigation will center around the coroner's ruling in the Oswego woman's manner of death, police chief says.

Frankfort police officers are continuing their investigation as they wait for toxicology reports from the Will County Coroner's Office in the case of the Oswego woman found dead at the Frankfort Sybaris on Friday, said Chief John Burica. The focus of the investigation into how Suzette A. O'Donnell, 53, died now hinges on the coroner's ruling over the manner of death. "(The investigation) will become more intense, focusing on what (the coroner's office) finds," Burica said Monday. "We, at this point, don't have anything to indicate it was anything suspicious."  Police responded to an emergency call from O'Donnell's husband at around 9 a.m. Friday at the romantic getaway hotel, 7500 W. Lincoln Hwy., according to police reports. Her husband …

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Denise Du Vernay

4:29 pm on Monday, August 1, 2011

How sad, and so young! My thoughts are with the family.   more ›

Saturday, July 30, 2011

Autopsy Results Inconclusive in Frankfort Hotel Death; Woman Identified

A woman found dead in a Frankfort Sybaris Pool Suites has been identified as Suzette A. O’Donnell, 53, of Oswego.

A Saturday afternoon autopsy was unable to shed light on the death of Suzette A. O'Donnell, 53, of Oswego, who was found dead Friday at a Frankfort Sybaris. The Will County Coroner's Office on Saturday both identified O'Donnell and said autopsy results were inconclusive. The coroner's office previously did not identify O'Donnell pending notification of her family. "The cause and manner of death will be determined pending the final outcome of toxicological reports and police investigation," the office reported Saturday afternoon. Although Frankfort Police continue to investigate, a press release issued Friday said in part, "At this time, nothing appears to be suspicious." Funeral arrangements are pending, the coroner's office reported. Read…

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