Easy Payments Blamed in Chicago Debt Death Duel
Police and investigators link the deaths of Branimir Spasiz and Olga Spasiz to mounting installment debt from easy payments and down payments. The couple, recent European immigrants, died after a bitter dispute over unpaid bills in their near northwest side flat. Their income and debts are detailed with loans, furniture purchases, a television, and life insurance policies cited as factors in the fatal encounter. Ursula Ister, their niece, testified to continual arguing over finances.