Patch's Coverage of the Tricia Pacaccio Murder Case

Update July 8, 2:45 p.m.

After nearly two decades, prosecutors charged 35-year-old Michael Gargiulo with the murder of his former neighbor and classmate Tricia Pacaccio July 6. 

Pacaccio, 18, was stabbed to death on the front stoop of her Glenview home in 1993. Patch helped break the case when a reader wrote in the comment section of a Patch article about the cold case, saying that Gargiulo had confessed to him. 

To read more about the case, click on the links below:

*. An investigation 18-years in the making, police break down how the nearly two-decade cold case was reignited, landing Gargiulo in jail while he awaits trial for three murders and an attempted murder.

* Prosecutor grilled for 18-year wait. Reporters pressed Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez on why it took so many years to charge Gargiulo. Pacaccio's family blasted investigators as well. Here, see live footage from the press conference. 

* Wednesday night Patch was told that Gargiulo was going to be charged with first-degree murder. The Cook County State's Attorneys Office also credited a comment left on Patch with helping to bring the charges.

* Patch interviewed the TV reporter in May about the show focusing on Gargiulo's connection to the Pacaccio case.

We'll be covering the case as it continues to unfold and are eager to speak with people in town who knew Pacaccio or Gargiulo. If you'd like to speak with Patch for a local reaction story following the long-awaited break in this 18-year-old Glenview cold case, please email joanna@patch.com.