After Caitlin Tracey's body was found in a stairwell in her husband's building, her parents went to court in Illinois and Michigan to attempt to block him from retrieving her remains, citing his history of alleged abuse and the circumstances surrounding their daughter's death.

Caitlin Tracey's family did not want her husband to have her remains because of a history of domestic violence allegations.

A Michigan judge has ruled in favor of the parents of a woman who was found dead in her husband's South Loop apartment building last month, granting them control of their daughter’s remains.