Darien Crime
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Spitalli gets 68 years for Darien slaying, kidnappingJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - A 36-year-old Darien man convicted of nearly beheading his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend will likely never be free again. DuPage County Judge Daniel Guerin sentenced Jos...
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Darien man faces natural life sentence for 2012 slayingDec 03, 2014 12:01 am - A 36-year-old Darien man convicted of nearly beheading his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend faces natural life in prison when he is sentenced next month. DuPage County Judg...
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Darien man charged after road rage case in Oak BrookNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - A 57-year-old Darien man is facing criminal charges after what police are describing as a Friday morning road rage case in Oak Brook. Robert Kasanda, of the 7000 block o...
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Darien man guilty of first-degree murder in 2012 slayingNov 07, 2014 12:01 am - A 36-year-old Darien man accused of nearly beheading his ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend was convicted Friday of first-degree murder and aggravated kidnapping. The six-mem...
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DuPage jury to get Darien murder case FridayNov 06, 2014 12:01 am - A DuPage County jury will begin deliberations Friday morning in the trial of a Darien man accused of slashing the throat of an ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend. Prosecutors...
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Darien murder suspect says ill-timed kiss set him offNov 05, 2014 12:01 am - Prosecutors wrapped up the second full day of testimony in the murder trial of a former kitchen knife salesman from Darien by playing a series of his interrogation room ...
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Darien woman tells harrowing story of boyfriend's murderNov 04, 2014 12:01 am - What started as a quiet Friday night - with carryout food and a movie for a Darien mother, her young daughter and the woman's new boyfriend - ended with the boyfriend de...
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Opening arguments set in Darien murder trialNov 03, 2014 12:01 am - Opening arguments will begin Tuesday in the trial of a Darien man accused of slashing the throat of an ex-girlfriend's new boyfriend and then kidnapping his ex-girlfrien...
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Batavia man gets 16 years in prison after $2.7 million pot bustOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - As the economy crumbled in 2007 and 2008, so did Richard Ecklund's flooring business and his ability to pay his mortgage. So the 50-year-old Batavia man turned to dealin...
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Final two of five guilty in $2.7 million Kane County pot bustSep 16, 2014 1:01 am - The final two of five people arrested in November in a $2.7 million Kane County marijuana bust have pleaded guilty. Mary Nunez, 59, of the 2700 block of Sperry Court, Ba...