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Police make arrest related to 1992 murder case in Niles

Niles 1992 murder case

NILES, Ill. (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- Niles Police have made an arrest in connection with the 1992 murder of Helen Cardwell.

The 35-year-old was found sexually assaulted and strangled with her own sweater on Nov. 7 at the Leaning Tower YMCA residential building on Touhy Avenue.


Niles Deputy Chief Nick Zakula tells WBBM Richard J. Sisto, 72 was taken into custody after Cook County Judge Frank John Andreou issued an arrest warrant on Oct. 15.

Sisto is charged with first degree murder and is currently being held at a jail in Texas on a $1 million bond.

His last known address was in Lake in the Hills.

It's unclear what led to the arrest or when Sisto will be extradited to Illinois. However, Niles Police plan on holding a press conference next week to discuss the case.