Jefferson Ubilla-Delgado and Geiderwuin Bello Morales are charged with the murder of 63-year-old George Levin. Photo: chicagopolice.org
A tragic and horrifying crime has rocked a quiet Chicago neighborhood after a man was found bound, gagged, and brutally assaulted in his own home. Now, two men are facing murder charges in connection with his death.
According to police, 63-year-old George N. Levin was discovered tied up in the basement of his house in Norwood Park on the night of January 26. His sister, who lived in the same building but in a separate unit, became concerned after hearing a loud noise coming from his apartment. When she went to check, she was met by a stranger leaving Levin’s bedroom.
Confused and alarmed, she asked him where her brother was. The man—later identified as 21-year-old Geiderwuin Bello Morales—reportedly gave her a vague response, saying, “Yes, I am with your brother. I will have him call you.”
But something didn’t feel right.
After trying to reach Levin by phone and receiving suspiciously dismissive replies, she grew more worried. A couple of hours later, she forced her way into his apartment—only to make a gut-wrenching discovery. Her brother was lying motionless, cold to the touch, his mouth taped shut, and his hands and feet bound with an extension cord.
She frantically ripped off the tape and tried to revive him while waiting for paramedics to arrive, but it was too late. Levin was rushed to Ascension Resurrection Hospital, where doctors confirmed the worst—he had died from multiple injuries caused by a brutal assault.
As police began piecing together what happened, surveillance footage led them to two suspects: Bello Morales and 29-year-old Jefferson Ubilla-Delgado. Investigators say the men met Levin through the dating app Grindr and had gone to his home that night. What started as an apparent meet-up took a deadly turn.
Authorities say the two men tied Levin up, assaulted him, and stole his phone and wallet before taking off. Later that night, security cameras caught them at a vape shop and gas station, allegedly attempting to use Levin’s bank cards and phone to make purchases and withdraw money. Prosecutors also revealed that the suspects spent over $4,000 on Amazon using Levin’s account.
Levin’s sister later identified both men from police lineups and the surveillance footage. Days after the murder, Ubilla-Delgado was arrested and reportedly told investigators that Bello Morales was the one who attacked Levin before taking off with his belongings.
Both suspects, who recently moved to the U.S.—one from Ecuador and the other from Venezuela—appeared in court, where their defense attorneys argued that there was no direct evidence proving what exactly happened inside Levin’s apartment. They also claimed Levin had willingly given them his phone as payment for sex.
However, Judge William Fahy wasn’t buying it. He denied bail for both men, calling the crime “horrifying” and saying that “to call this a violent crime is an understatement.”
The suspects are due back in court next week as the case continues to unfold.
