NEW BUFFALO, MI – A Chicago man is facing extradition to Michigan after missing his trial related to alleged assaults against his wife, FOX 32 Chicago reports . The woman was found dead at the bottom of a stairwell days before the trial was set to begin.

Caitlin Tracey, 36, of New Buffalo, Mich., was found dead in her husband’s Chicago condo building on Oct. 27, the report said. She had fallen more than 20 floors; her body was “pulverized,” and her foot was severed, according to attorneys representing her family. No charges have been issued related to Tracey’s death.

Twice in 2024, police responded to Tracey’s New Buffalo home: on Jan. 13 and on Aug. 19, the report said. Officers who responded to the January incident noted that Tracey had cuts on her lips and other red markings. She alleged that Adam Beckerink, 46, of Chicago, with whom she was involved in a romantic relationship, had assaulted her and stolen from her, the report said.

Two days after Tracey’s body was found, on Oct. 29, Beckerink missed his trial date in Berrien County, Mich., related to the alleged domestic violence incidents, the report said. He was arrested Friday in Chicago on fugitive warrant; he’s expected to be extradited to Michigan for a trial set to begin April 15. He is charged with six felonies and two misdemeanors.

At the time of her death, Tracey and Beckerink had been married for six months, Yahoo News reports .