Woman who kept dead mom in freezer to collect her Social Security checks faces federal fraud charges

Source CWB Chicago
Original Load Date Sept. 30, 2026, 3 a.m.
Last Updated Sept. 30, 2026, 3 a.m.
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![][2] _Eva Bratcher (Chicago Police Department)_ A Portage Park woman with a history of fraud convictions who kept her dead mother’s body in a freezer for nearly two years so she could continue collecting the woman’s Social Security checks is now facing federal fraud charges. Eva Bratcher, 73, al...