Caitlyn Patricia Neiswanger, a 21-year-old Illinois woman, died on January 6, 2017, after Batavia police and fire personnel responded to a home on Rye Court for a report of a person not breathing. Her death was investigated as suspicious, and her 23-year-old husband, Michael J. Marlovitz, was named a person of interest. He was taken into custody two days later on unrelated charges. Public reporting from early January 2017 does not indicate that he was ever charged in connection with her death.
The Morning of January 6, 2017
The call came in at about 7:52 a.m. from a home in the 1100 block of Rye Court in Batavia.1Daily Herald. Batavia Cops Investigating Woman’s Death Neiswanger was taken to Delnor Community Hospital in Geneva and pronounced dead there.2Chicago Tribune. Batavia Police Investigating Suspicious Death
An autopsy was performed the same day. Kane County Coroner Rob Russell said there were no signs of external injury, and the cause of death was left pending toxicology.2Chicago Tribune. Batavia Police Investigating Suspicious Death As of early January 2017, authorities had not publicly disclosed how she died.3CBS News Chicago. Person of Interest in Custody in Batavia Woman’s Death
Why Police Called the Death Suspicious
Investigators said some kind of dispute appeared to have taken place between the couple before Marlovitz left the residence, which he did before emergency personnel arrived. He allegedly took Neiswanger’s white 2006 Honda Pilot and several other items that were not disclosed.2Chicago Tribune. Batavia Police Investigating Suspicious Death
Batavia police said they had no prior contact with either Marlovitz or Neiswanger and described Marlovitz, of Glen Ellyn, as “very new to the area and basically between addresses.”4Shaw Local News Network. Glen Ellyn Person of Interest in Batavia Woman’s Death Now in Custody For about two days his whereabouts were unknown, and police asked the public for help locating him.5Patch. Manhunt Underway for Person of Interest in Young Wife’s Death
Marlovitz Found and Jailed on Unrelated Charges
Around 8:00 p.m. on January 8, 2017, the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office located Marlovitz in a Glen Ellyn parking lot. He was sitting in Neiswanger’s Honda Pilot and was taken into custody without incident.4Shaw Local News Network. Glen Ellyn Person of Interest in Batavia Woman’s Death Now in Custody
The charges on which he was held were described as unrelated to Neiswanger’s death, and the nature of those charges was not publicly disclosed.3CBS News Chicago. Person of Interest in Custody in Batavia Woman’s Death He was held at the DuPage County Jail.4Shaw Local News Network. Glen Ellyn Person of Interest in Batavia Woman’s Death Now in Custody No charges related to Neiswanger’s death had been filed against him as of the last available public reporting in early January 2017.
Who Caitlyn Neiswanger Was
Caitlyn Patricia Neiswanger was born September 9, 1995, to Bruce Neiswanger and Tracy Wittek. She had a brother, Jake, and step-sisters Jenna, Maci, and Brianna Michels. A visitation was held at Knollcrest Funeral Home in Lombard, followed by a funeral mass at St. Pius X Catholic Church. She was buried at Queen of Heaven Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois.6Knollcrest Funeral Home. Caitlyn Patricia Neiswanger Obituary