Man found guilty in killing of Hanover Park resident

A former Glendale Heights man has been found guilty of the 2021 murder of a Hanover Park resident.

A jury returned the verdict against Richard Goodwin Friday afternoon after deliberating for about 16 hours following a four-day trial. The jury found Goodwin, 59, guilty of one count of first-degree murder and one count of aggravated battery.

According to the DuPage County state’s attorney’s office, Hanover Park police responded to a home on Pebblebeach Drive for a gunshot victim the night of Aug. 2, 2021. As officers responded to the scene, a second call came for another gunshot victim, later identified as Marek Krywko, at the same location.

Officers found the initial victim outside the home with a gunshot wound to her left thigh. Inside the home, officers found Krywko with a gunshot wound to his left thigh striking his femoral artery. Krywko was taken to a hospital and was pronounced dead a short time after.

Authorities learned Goodwin and two others were at the home to purchase marijuana from Krywko. When the female victim gave Goodwin a bottle of water, he shot her, the state’s attorney’s office said in a news release announcing the verdict.

Goodwin then shot Krywko before fleeing. He was taken into custody on Aug. 25, 2021, at his home without incident.

Goodwin has remained in custody at the DuPage County jail. He is next due in court for posttrial motions and return of the presentence report on March 4.