DuPage County
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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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DNA experts at odds as testimony wraps upMay 03, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new: Testimony concludes after 13 days of evidence. What's next: Closing arguments are slated to begin Wednesday. Testimony ended Thursday in the Brown's Chicke...
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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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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...