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Paul Johnson
Lisa Koziol-Ellis
Elgin Police Chief Jeff Swoboda, left, and Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon announce charges against Paul Johnson, 34, in the murder of his neighbor Lisa Koziol-Ellis.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon announces charges filed against Paul Johnson in the murder of his neighbor Lisa Koziol-Ellis of Elgin. Police Chief Jeff Swoboda is at left.
Christopher Hankins | Staff Photographer
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The man accused of stabbing to death an Elgin neighbor with the screwdriver he used to break into her home has an extensive criminal background, police said. Paul A. Johnson, 34, a lifelong Elgin resident, was charged with the March 2 murder of Lisa Koziol-Ellis, who lived three doors down from him. Johnson was on parole since January 2012 for residential burglary.Galleries by Category