Vernon Hills Crime
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Now, should Brown's reward be paid?May 11, 2007 11:00 pm - The killers of seven people at the Palatine Brown's Chicken have had a bounty of more than $100,000 on their heads since the vicious slayings in 1993. Yet with Thursday'...
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'We can finally exhale'May 10, 2007 11:00 pm - The families of seven people brutally killed on a cold January night 14 years ago sat with clasped hands united in grief. The tears came before the verdict. Jennifer Shi...
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Suburbanites will always carry sadness for Brown's victimsMay 10, 2007 11:00 pm - One piece of the puzzling murder that has haunted the suburbs since a cold, bleak January night in 1993 finally fit into place Thursday just as a sunny, glorious May aft...
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How verdict could affect case against DegorskiMay 10, 2007 11:00 pm - The guilty verdict against Juan Luna in the Brown's Chicken & Pasta murder trial could strengthen prosecutors' shakier case against the man they allege was the mastermin...
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The defense's caseMay 08, 2007 11:00 pm - At the beginning of the trial, defense attorney Clarence Burch told jurors he was in court to free an innocent man. He certainly had his work cut out for him. Between a...
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Scientist didn't wear glovesApr 30, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new: A bird expert acknowledges he handled key evidence without using gloves. What's next: More defense witnesses. A bird expert testified Monday that he handled ...
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Big trial, big mistakesApr 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Law enforcement officials long have been accused of mishandling the Brown's Chicken investigation -- and the ongoing murder trial has done little to repair that image. F...
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Defense points to non-matching printsApr 26, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new: Defense team begins to slowly build its case. What's next: More defense witnesses take the stand Monday. In the defense's first crack at the case, Juan Lun...
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Jury watches videotaped confessionApr 25, 2007 11:00 pm - When the first gunshot rang out that night 14 years ago inside the Palatine Brown's Chicken & Pasta, Juan Luna says, he assured the seven people inside that they would b...
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Luna gave her 'heebie-jeebies'Apr 17, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new:Former Jim Degorski friend Eileen Bakalla testifies about waiting nine years to talk to police about the murders. What's next:More prosecution witnes...