Bethany MaGee, 26, is identified as Chicago victim set on fire on CTA train by serial thug with 72 arrests

NY Post ^ | November 23, 2025 | Chris Nesi

[Red Badger]

s Metro Long Island Politics World News Search Type to Search Search US News Bethany MaGee, 26, is identified as Chicago victim set on fire on CTA train by serial thug with 72 arrests By Chris Nesi Published Nov. 23, 2025, 3:53 p.m. ET

1.8K Comments Man faces terrorism charge after allegedly lighting woman on fire on Chicago train

01:41 / 01:57 The 26-year-old woman who cops said was set on fire by a lunatic with a lengthy rap sheet on a Chicago L train earlier this month has been identified as Bethany MaGee.

“It is devastating that a career criminal with 72 PRIOR ARRESTS is now accused of attacking 26-year-old Bethany MaGee on Chicago’s L train, and setting her on fire,” US Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on social media Sunday.

“This would never have happened if this thug had been behind bars. Yet Chicago lets repeat offenders roam the streets,” Duffy said of suspect Lawrence Reed, 50, who is facing federal terrorism charges in connection with the senseless fire attack.

Bethany MaGee has been identified as the victim in the violent attack. Facebook/Bethany MaGee

He then removed the cap from a bottle of liquid, pouring it all over her head and body. MaGee fled, but Reed caught up with her and set the bottle, which fell to the floor, on fire, but he allegedly retrieved it and used it to set her ablaze.

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[AFB-XYZ]

What causes? I see nothing in article referencing causes.

I apologize; I should've been more clear. This particle doesn't reference her "causes", but other articles I've seen state that she was a big supporter of BLM (Burn/Loot/Murder.)

[gcparent]

She’s show with photo Black Lives Matter. Ironic right?

[Joann37]

Right! That judge needs to be thrown in solitary the rest of her life for keeping the streets of Chicago this dangerous.

[AFB-XYZ]

HI Jane Long — see my Post #21, posed in reply to NeverTyranny’s question.

[dforest]

Her young life is probably ruined if she survives. The devastation of being lit on fire is life altering.

This perp needs to have his life altered is a permanent way and I doubt Chicago will do anything other than a slap on the wrist.

[Jane Long]

Doesn’t make her deserving of such a horrific offense.

[No name given]

Preferably in Gitmo or ADX Florence.

[Uncle Miltie]

Two bears noticing vastly higher rates of black violence have been declared “racist” by the Hall Monitor Furry, and will result in a wrist slap with her ruler.

[SaveFerris]

Good gosh....

[piasa]

Articles from what sources?

The internet is full of articles, most of them are BS , rage bait, hype, and fabricated nonsense to draw clicks and responses.

Her identity wasn’t released right away, leaving little time to assemble background articles on her. On him, sure; I am trying to think of what kind of reporter would even ask what a crime/burn victim’s politics are.

[AFB-XYZ]

Agreed.

I wouldn’t be surprised at all to see acts of vigilantism begin to occur, whether it be in relation to this atrocity or to other similar cases.

[Bonemaker]

“I missed which ‘causes she espoused’.”

If you ride public transportation ...or even dwell in Chicago for that matter..you are at the very least tacitly supporting an intrinsically evil and corrupt system.

[Uncle Miltie]

Exactly.

[AFB-XYZ]

The internet is full of articles, most of them are BS , rage bait, hype, and fabricated nonsense to draw clicks and responses.

Believe what you want; you will anyway. Or, do some research. Your choice.

[Mr. Jeeves]

The judges who let both the Charlotte and this perp free were minority female. Rule of DEI and compassion, not law. Females need to wake up.

The perp is a Footsoldier of the Revolution. No Revolutionary judge is going to impede the progress of the Revolution by taking a loyal Footsoldier off the streets.

These judges are wide awake - their agenda is to overthrow civilization.

[Uncle Miltie]

Literally in response to the picture of two bears noticing vastly higher black violence, Furry posted this:

******

To: Governor Dinwiddie
Stop posting racist crap.

32 posted on 11/20/2025, 7:44:01 AM by Fury

******

So I asked whether among bears noticing astounding levels of black violence what part was racist? The bears or the noticing?

With no answer from her, and bears not being inherently racist critters, I conclude that Furry’s objection is the noticing.

Furry’s required trigger to calling someone racist is literally noticing vastly higher levels of black violence.

[Lurker]

“ I wonder if the thug was heard saying as he walked away from the crime scene “I got that white girl, I got that white girl,” just as the Charlotte transit murderer did.”

Allegedly he did.

L

[bray]

White women better wake up to the Democrat Cabal.

[Uncle Miltie]

From the UK DAILY MAIL photo collage on the incident:

Source article here:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15315015/bethany-mcgee-chicago-subway-cta-woman-set-fire-lawrence-reed.html?utm_social_handle_id=1565601097008288&utm_social_post_id=594585919

[suthener]

Does anybody else remember a controversy years ago about “three strikes and you’re out”? Now we have people with literally dozens of felonies walking the streets. If a person is convicted of three felonies, how many has he really committed?