Crime Stories from May 8, 2026 (Change date)
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Prosecutors: Digital audio recording captured Schaumburg woman’s torture, slayingMay 08, 2026 4:18 pm - Describing Kevin D. Motykie as a “controlling and conniving predator,” a Cook County judge granted prosecutors' motion to detain the 56-year-old charged with first-degree murder in the death of his girlfriend in the Schaumburg home they shared.
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Officers were justified in shooting Aurora man, Kane state’s attorney rulesMay 08, 2026 3:59 pm - Aurora police officers who shot a man to death last year were justified in their use of deadly force, Kane County State’s Attorney Jamie Mosser announced Friday.
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Evidence points to human remains at home linked to Kristin Smart's killing, sheriff saysMay 08, 2026 3:45 pm - A California sheriff said Friday that evidence suggests human remains were present at a home connected to the man convicted of killing Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student who went missing in 1996.
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Elgin man found guilty of drug-induced homicide in motel overdoseMay 08, 2026 1:42 pm - An Elgin man has been found guilty of drug-induced homicide in connection with the 2023 death of a man in McHenry County.
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Aurora sex offender facing child porn chargesMay 08, 2026 12:09 pm - A registered sex offender is facing new charges after an investigation by Aurora police.
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2nd man charged with hate crime in 2024 attack of Jewish DePaul student from Buffalo GroveMay 08, 2026 8:52 am - A second man faces hate crime charges in a 2024 attack of two Jewish DePaul University students. In November 2024, Max Long and Michael Kaminsky were outside the DePaul s...
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Crystal Lake man accused of exposing himself to children during school recessMay 08, 2026 8:11 am - A Crystal Lake man is facing felony charges after police say he exposed himself to children and an adult at a school Thursday afternoon.
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