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Jurors began deliberating shortly before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday. In impassioned closing arguments, Degorski was portrayed as either a coldblooded killer or an innocent man who as a trouble youth falsely bragged about the crime in an effort to get attention.
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Richard Ehlenfeldt
Lynn Ehlenfeldt
Thomas Mennes
Michael Castro
Rico Solis
Guadalupe Maldonado
Marcus Nellsen
In an 11-1 vote, after five weeks of deliberations, jurors spared Juan Luna from death. The 33-year-old Carpentersville man instead received life in prison without parole for his part in the slayings of seven people in the Palatine restaurant. One juror was all it took. A young stay-at-home mother who once worked at a chicken restaurant voted in his favor.
It's just after 9 p.m. at Brown's Chicken & Pasta in Palatine when a Ford Tempo pulls up nearby. Two men climb out of the car into the 20-degree January cold. They cross packed snow banks as they head toward the restaurant. Those steps through the door begin 44 minutes of horror that make headlines across the country.
Important issues from the 1993 Brown's murders
Falsely Accused
Police go down wrong path in '93
1993: Born: 'Blake's life turned upside down in last 48 hours' 1993: Blake gun ruled out as murder weapon 1993: Blake's attorney has murder case background 1993: Dad laments Blake's role as '8th victim' 1993: Suspect freed, probe continues 1993: Ex-employee questioned in killings
Brown's Restaurant
Fate of eatery given to daughters
1994: Site of closed restaurant keeps neighbors on alert 1993: Families divided on future of Brown's 1993: Ehlenfeldt daughters to decide Brown's fate 1993: Restaurant's fate remains undetermined
The '93 Investigation
Quality of work questioned
1997: BGA, Palatine at odds over handling of probe 1997: Study's verdict - Investigation was sloppy 1997: Panel promises to be objective on Brown's report 1996: Police chiefs denounce investigation probe 1996: Outside panel may review police investigation 1994: Bratcher defends police work, scolds media
