By Bry'onna Mention ·Updated January 10, 2022
On January 4, Deidre Silas, 36, an investigator with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services was stabbed to death during a home visit. According to Kiro7News, Silas was conducting a welfare check on six children, ages 1 to 7, in the smalltown of Thayer, when she was attacked.
Authorities reportedly arrived at the scene and found what appeared to be blood near the door.
