Antioch Crime
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Witness: Baker's DNA found on handle of murder weaponOct 18, 2012 6:15 pm - A forensic scientist said Thursday that Daniel Baker's DNA was found on the handle of the baseball bat prosecutors say he used to bludgeon Marina Aksman to death in Apri...
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Guilty plea in Lake Zurich car wash crashOct 18, 2012 5:00 pm - A downstate man will go to prison for admitting he was under the influence of marijuana when he caused a crash that killed a woman as she was about to enter her vehicle ...
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Highland Park teen pleads not guilty in fatal crashOct 18, 2012 12:00 pm - An 18-year-old woman accused of sniffing cleaning products before driving into a family walking on a sidewalk in Highland Park pleaded not guilty in Lake County court Th...
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Libertyville man arrested on gun chargesOct 17, 2012 4:19 pm - A Libertyville man who was arrested after being spotted in a bar with a loaded handgun was, at the time, out of jail on bond for aggravated driving under the influence o...
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Baker changes course, claims innocence in Vernon Hills murderOct 17, 2012 2:00 pm - Just when noted Chicago attorney Ed Genson thought he had seen it all from his client, Daniel Baker — whose insanity defense he had laid out 24 hours earlier — dropped a...
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DUI charges dropped against Chicago man involved in Long Grove fatal motorcycle crashOct 17, 2012 11:31 am - Charges of driving under the influence of alcohol were dropped against a Chicago man who was behind the wheel of an SUV when it struck and killed a motorcyclist in Long ...
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Lake Zurich man gets 8 years for teen’s deathOct 16, 2012 5:27 pm - A 21-year-old Lake Zurich man will spend seven years in prison for killing his best friend by providing him tainted heroin. Lake County Judge John Phillips sentenced Cod...
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Baker attorneys say they will use insanity defenseOct 16, 2012 12:09 pm - Daniel Baker’s defense team says a “tragic, perfect storm” of events led an already mentally ill man to snap at the time he bludgeoned Marina Aksman to death in April 20...
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Waukegan man facing murder charge deemed fit to stand trialOct 16, 2012 11:33 am - A 40-year-old man accused of killing a cabdriver in Zion was deemed fit to stand trial Tuesday. Lake County Judge James Booras said “there is no doubt in my mind” Darry...
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Baker again declared fit, trial to start TuesdayOct 15, 2012 2:00 pm - Though he believes Daniel Baker to have “flights of fancy” and “significant mental health issues,” Lake County Associate Judge Daniel Shanes declared the Deerfield man a...