What happened to Stephanie Haynes? Suspect arrested years after pregnant woman found dead in Austin home
Lily Fisher
Published Jan 31, 2026
On the morning of November 9, 2020, Stephanie Haynes, 34, of Austin, was tracked down dead after a private fire in Austin. Her sister, Lesley Haynes, expressed that at the hour of the fire, Stephanie was five-months pregnant.
Chicago Police Division recognized 35-year-old Victor Terrell at the 8000 block of South Houston Road as the wrongdoer engaged with the fire related crime and passing of Stephanie Haynes very nearly a long time back.
As per a news discharge by Chicago Police Division, Victor is accused of one crime include every one of homicide in the principal degree, irritated pyromania realizing an individual is available, and covering the demise of another.
Police revealed that on November 9, 2020, around 2:40 a.m., officials answered a private fire in the 5000 block of West Gladys Road in the South Austin area.
As indicated by police, Chicago firemen found Stephanie inert, and she was proclaimed dead at the scene.
WGN-television detailed that Stephanie Haynes was a mother of four kids and was five-months pregnant at that point.
As per a report by ABC Chicago, Stephanie moved from Seattle to live with her grandma in Chicago. Following her grandma’s demise, Stephanie lived alone in the home.
At the hour of the episode, police said they accepted Stephanie Haynes was dead before the fire, and her sister Lesley likewise educated them regarding something very similar.
Regulation and Wrongdoing revealed that the police didn’t promptly express a rationale in why Victor Terrell killed Stephanie Haynes and furthermore didn’t uncover the connection between the two.
ABC Chicago detailed that, on the morning of the episode, Lesley Haynes referenced that she went to her sister’s home and that she had been worried about Stephanie for quite a while.
As per Lesley Haynes, her sister, Stephanie Haynes, had a hard life and lived in covers prior to moving to Austin. Lesley additionally referenced that her sister was managing psychological well-being issues.
“So when she came here in November, I told her not to come up here, that the assets in Seattle are better, thus she came up here, she was pregnant, and in light of her intellectual ability, I feel like individuals exploit her.”
In 2020, Lesley Haynes told WLS that Stephanie Haynes was pretty, shrewd, and a decent artist.