Crystal Lake Crime
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Parents of slain 5-year-old AJ Freund plead not guiltyMay 10, 2019 1:00 am - The parents of 5-year-old AJ Freund pleaded not guilty Friday to first-degree murder and other charges in connection with the Crystal Lake boy's beating death. Through ...
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Defense seeks psychological evaluation for AJ's fatherMay 07, 2019 1:00 am - A psychological evaluation is being sought for Andrew Freund Sr., the Crystal Lake man charged in the slaying of his 5-year old son, AJ. Freund's court-appointed attorne...
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Public defender will represent father in AJ's murder caseMay 03, 2019 1:00 am - A special public defender has been appointed for Andrew Freund Sr., who has been charged with murdering his 5-year old son, AJ. Freund, 60, appeared Friday morning in Mc...
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Warrant: AJ's father says his mother killed the boyMay 01, 2019 1:00 am - AJ Freund's father led authorities to his grave. That's according to a search warrant for the land where AJ was found last week. In the warrant, obtained by the Daily He...
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'Our little superhero': Relatives say they weren't allowed to see AJ Freund for more than a yearApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - AJ Freund's extended family, including the cousin who raised and fostered him for the first 18 months of his life, issued a statement Tuesday thanking the community and ...
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Police: One of two men who robbed Crystal Lake gas stations found, chargedApr 30, 2019 1:00 am - One of two men suspected of robbing two Crystal Lake gas stations has been arrested and charged, according to authorities. Matthew J. Wegleiz, a 23-year-old from Cicero,...
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Authorities move to terminate parental rights of couple charged in AJ Freund's deathApr 29, 2019 1:00 am - The parents of slain 5-year-old AJ Freund of Crystal Lake appeared in court Monday as authorities moved to terminate the couple's parental rights to their other child an...
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Editorial: Our debt to A.J.Apr 27, 2019 2:00 pm - We are not particularly fans of Phillip C. McGraw, television's Dr. Phil, but we nonetheless are haunted this weekend by the ultimate truth of one of his admonitions: "...
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Algonquin man faces gun charge after domestic disturbanceApr 27, 2019 1:00 am - An Algonquin man has been charged with reckless discharge of a weapon, accused of firing a handgun in his home during a domestic disturbance late Friday evening. Leszek ...
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The short and chaotic life of AJ Freund: What DCFS and police saw and didApr 26, 2019 1:00 am - Wrapped in bandages on Halloween 2017, AJ Freund wasn't dressed as a mummy. His mother, JoAnn Cunningham, told a Crystal Lake neighbor the boy had pulled boiling water o...