Illinois man charged after woman killed aboard MSC Seascape

NBC Chicago's Chuck Goudie reports on the federal murder case after the cruise ship returned to Galveston, Texas.

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NBC Chicago Story of November 12, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 86,155 views a day, 49 times a normal first day on this channel (1,771).

Man from far south suburb charged in bloody cruise killing

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0:26The MSC Seascape returned to Galveston after a woman was found dead aboard.
0:53Goudie describes a cabin housekeeper discovering the woman's body during a voyage to Mexico and Honduras.
1:11A federal complaint charges a Kankakee man with murder following an argument, according to the report.
1:48Footage shows authorities taking the suspect into custody in Galveston.

NBC Chicago's Chuck Goudie follows a cruise ship's return to port back to a cabin housekeeper's discovery: a woman found dead aboard the MSC Seascape. The ship had departed on a voyage to Mexico and Honduras before returning to Galveston, Texas.

The report describes a federal complaint charging a man from Kankakee, Illinois, with murder. According to the complaint as outlined by Goudie, an argument turned violent and the woman was strangled. Footage shows authorities taking the suspect into custody in Galveston.

Alongside the account of the investigation, a passenger's video captures the uncertainty aboard the returning ship, with no clear indication of how long passengers would remain in port. Anchors Stefan Holt and Allison Rosati introduce the report, which connects the case in Texas to the suspect's Illinois background.

The segment drew about 84,000 views in its first 22 hours, an unusually large audience for one of NBC Chicago's regular-length reports. Its pace was nearly fifty times the channel's usual first-day start.

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