Teen accused of stabbing pregnant woman 70 times tries to nap in back of police cruiser after arrest

An Illinois teen accused of stabbing a large pistillate much than 70 times, mounting her connected occurrence and stabbing her canine betwixt the eyes, appeared eerily calm and relaxed hours aft the killing, and earlier appearing to effort and nap portion successful the backmost of a constabulary conveyance taking him to jail. 

Nedas Revuckas, 19, pleaded not blameworthy this week to the stabbing decease of Eliza Morales, 30, and her unborn kid connected Jan. 26 successful the Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.

Revuckas allegedly stabbed Morales, who was 5 months large astatine the time, earlier mounting her flat connected fire. 

Nedas Revuckas (Downers Grove Police)

The onslaught stemmed from a Facebook Marketplace transaction. Revuckas was allegedly upset aft purchasing a reddish 1994 Ford Ranger pickup motortruck listed by Morales' hubby and was upset astir the information of the vehicle, prosecutors said. 

He arranged to conscionable astatine the couple’s flat gathering to instrumentality the licence plates and get a measure of sale, Fox Chicago reported. 

During the attack, Revuckas besides stabbed the household canine betwixt the eyes, prosecutors said. Surveillance video showed him gathering Morales, who was seen astatine 1 constituent handing Revuckas a screwdriver. 

He entered the gathering with a screwdriver successful his manus down his backmost astir 5 minutes later, and video shows the doorway to the Morales’ portion opening and closing during what investigators accidental appeared to beryllium a conflict inside.

Nedas Revuckas, 19, appeared calm and relaxed hours aft allegedly stabbing a large pistillate much than 70 times and mounting her flat connected fire.  (Downers Grove Police Department via WFLD)

Police bodycam video shows the teen hours aft the sidesplitting erstwhile officers arrived astatine his home. During a speech with authorities, helium appeared calm portion speaking with officers. He was seen speaking successful a calm mode and not being assertive oregon scared.  

He initially claimed that helium didn't spell wrong Morales' apartment. 

"I didn't spell past the eating country table," helium told constabulary with his hands connected his hips, according to the video. 

He aboriginal confessed to the killing, prosecutors said. 

Revuckas said the car helium purchased for $1,600 had "somewhat" been moving fine. He said helium wasn't alert of a occurrence astatine the flat and that the canine "was fine."

"It benignant of sat successful the corner," helium said of the pet. 

Eliza Morales and her family (GoFundMe)

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Following his arrest, Revuckas was seated successful the backmost of a constabulary cruiser, wherever helium appeared to beryllium sleepy. 

"Are you capable to archer maine what this is about," helium asked. 

At 1 point, helium kicked his feet up and attempted to instrumentality a nap. 

The teen faces respective charges, including first-degree murder, intentional homicide of an unborn child, carnal cruelty, equipped robbery and arson.

Fox News Digital's Landon Mion contributed to this report. 

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