Lockport Man Charged In Wife's Murder Will Remain In Jail Despite Appeal

LOCKPORT, IL — A Lockport man charged with the murder of his wife in 2024 will remain in jail after the Appellate Court upheld his order of pre-trial detention.

Eric Strasser, 63, has been held in pre-trial detention since his arrest in April 2025. Strasser is charged with the first-degree murder of his wife Rosy Strasser, 51.

Strasser has appealed his pre-trial detention status since his arrest in 2025. His defense team has argued that he has no prior criminal history, and that he remained at his Lockport home during the year-long investigation before his arrest in 2025.

According to Will County Circuit Court records, he had appealed his pre-trial detention in October 2025, and on Feb. 19 the Appellate Court has affirmed the order of detention, so Strasser will remain in jail.

Strasser was arrested in April 2025, almost one year after his wife, Rosy Strasser, 51, died of a gunshot wound. Rosy Strasser was pronounced dead on May 1, 2024, in the couple's home in the 900 block of McKinley Court in Lockport.

According to the criminal complaint filed in Will County Court, Eric Strasser called 911 at 6 a.m. May 1 and said he needed an ambulance because there was an accidental shooting.

Lockport Police officers arrived at 6:02 a.m. and found Rosy Strasser in the bathroom of the home with a gunshot wound. Paramedics arrived at 6:06 a.m. and noted that the approximate time of death was 3 a.m., according to the complaint.

Strasser told the officers where to find the revolver used in the shooting. According to the complaint, the gun was on a counter several feet from Rosy and had been covered with a towel. The gun had been emptied, and the crime lab was unable to recover any fingerprints for comparison, the complaint noted.

An autopsy also revealed there was no evidence of close-range firing of the gun. Rosy had several abrasions, lacerations and bruises on her body, according to the complaint.

Divorce proceedings for the couple had started in January 2024, the complaint states. According to the complaint, Rosy was doing well at work and had received a promotion, had a boyfriend, and had plans to move out of the home and to a new town.

Strasser will next appear in court on March 4 for pre-trial.