Parents of Illinois murder victim slam Kristi Noem over ‘cruel and heartless’ speech

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Parents of Illinois murder victim slam Kristi Noem over ‘cruel and heartless’ speech

The parents of a murdered woman have lashed out at U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem after she relocated a speech in Illinois, so that she could deliver it outside of the victim’s former home.Community organizer Emma Schafer, 24, was fatally stabbed in her Springfield apartment in July 2023. The suspected killer, Gabriel P Calixto, remains at large.Secretary Noem had been scheduled to speak on Wednesday in front of the Illinois Governor’s mansion, where outspoken Democrat JB Pritzker resides. Instead, she moved her lectern outside of Schafer’s old residence as she criticized the state’s “sanctuary” status and ..