Cook County Crime
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Witnesses debate probability of DNA matching LunaMay 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Depending on which witness is talking in the Brown's Chicken murder trial, the crime scene evidence tied to Juan Luna's DNA could only match 1 in 2.8 trillion other peop...
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Sergeant concedes Palatine police "got an innocent man to confess"May 02, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new: Police sergeant testifies to taking a detailed statement from a suspect in 1999. The defense wraps up its case. What's next: The judge will review whether th...
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Sergeant details earlier confessionMay 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Roughly 12 hours after being arrested in connection with the Brown's Chicken murders, John Simonek appeared ready to confess. He signed away his right to remain silent. ...
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Prosecution calls confession by another man blatantly coercedMay 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Prosecutors Wednesday ripped apart a 1999 confession from a man other than defendant Juan Luna in the Brown's Chicken murder trial, labeling it blatantly coerced. But i...
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Luna's confession contradicts evidence, expert saysApr 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The defense attempted to tear a hole in the case against Juan Luna Tuesday when an expert testified that the defendant's videotaped confession contradicts crime scene ev...
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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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Brown's defense witness: Luna's confession flawed; DNA unreliableApr 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Juan Luna's defense took steps Tuesday to undermine key evidence, including the crucial DNA link, in the state's case that the Carpentersville man killed seven people in...
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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...