The James Degorski trial
Prosecution team members Linas Kelecius, left, and Lou Longhitano bring files to the courtroom on the second day of the murder trial for James Degorski at the Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Family members of victims in the Brown's Chicken murders walk to the courtroom the second day of the murder trial for James Degorski at the Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Michael Castro's parents Epifania and Manny Castro arrive for first day of Degorski trial.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Family members of victims in the Brown's Chicken murders walk to the courtroom the second day of the murder trial for James Degorski at the Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
The jury box in Courtroom 500 of the Criminal Courts Building at 26th Street and California Avenue in Chicago.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Jane Homeyer, a former forensic scientist, testified Tuesday in James Degorski's murder trial that she preserved a nibbled chicken meal back in 1993 inside the Palatine Brown's Chicken restaurant where seven people were killed.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Robert Mennes, whose brother Tom was killed in the 1993 Brown's Chicken murders, testified Tuesday in the trial of the second man accused of the killings. James Degorski may face the death penalty if convicted.
Artist sketch by L.D. Chukman
Diane Clayton, center, enters court on the second day of the murder trial for James Degorski at the Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Patricia Degorski waits Tuesday to leave the Cook County courthouse, where her son, James, 37, is on trial in the 1993 Palatine Brown's Chicken mass murder.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Prosecution team members Linas Kelecius, left, and Lou Longhitano bring files to the courtroom on the second day of the murder trial for James Degorski at the Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Patricia Degorski waits Tuesday after the second day of her son James Degorski's trial at Cook County Criminal Courts Building in Chicago. He is accused of the 1993 Brown's Chicken mass murder in Palatine.
George LeClaire | Staff Photographer
Defense attorney Mark Levitt speaks as defendant Degorski listens.
Artist sketch by L.D. Chukman
Prosecution team from left, Assistant States Attorney Lou Longhitano, Thomas Biesty, center, and Alan Spellberg, right, break for lunch on the first day of the James Degorski trial.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Defense attorney Mark Levitt enters court on the second day of the murder trial for James Degorski at the Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Two sons of victim Guadalupe Maldonado enter court on the second day of the murder trial for James Degorski at the Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Only about 5 percent of people called to jury duty actually serve on a jury, and only a small fraction of those will find themselves on a lengthy trial like that of James Degorski.
Courtroom drawing by Marcia Danits
Robert Mennes adn his wife, Linda, arrives for first day of Degorski trial.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Robert Mennes brings his wife into the building on the second day of the murder trial for James Degorski at the Cook County Criminal Court in Chicago.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
Two sons of Guadalupe Maldonado enter court on the second day of James Degorski's trial on charges he killed seven people in the 1993 Palatine Brown's Chicken slayings.
Bill Zars | Staff Photographer
James Degorski's Palatine Police Department 2002 arrest photo
James Degorski's Cook County sheriff's 2002 booking photo
Robert Mennes and his wife, Linda, arrives for first day of Degorski trial.
Bob Chwedyk | Staff Photographer
Jane Homeyer, a former forensice scientist, testifies at the second day of James Degorski's trial.
Artist sketch by L.D. Chukman
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