The estranged husband of a woman found dead last year in the stairwell of a South Loop high-rise was charged with murder on Monday, the first anniversary of her death.

Adam Beckerink, 47, a Chicago attorney, is accused in a criminal complaint of throwing Caitlin Tracey, 36, over a railing of the 24th floor in a stairwell in a building in the 1200 block of South Prairie Avenue, according to court records.

Tracey’s killing spawned legal battles between Beckerink and Tracey’s parents , who have said that Beckerink physically and emotionally abused Tracey throughout their relationship.

The new charges in Chicago came just as a case against Beckerink concluded in Michigan.

He pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge of domestic violence, and contempt of court for violating his bond, alo

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