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Key elements of the prosecutionOct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - From the beginning of the case against Juan Luna, perhaps the most condemning evidence against him has been his own words. "Everyone get down on the floor and no one wi...
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The defense's caseOct 31, 2021 4:10 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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Luna prosecutor's closing points to DNA, printsOct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - If Juan Luna's confession to the worst slaying in suburban Chicago history was coerced, then there wouldn't be DNA and print evidence tying him to the Palatine crime sce...
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What the jury will have to considerOct 31, 2021 4:11 pm - The nine men and three women tapped to decide Juna Luna's fate come from various walks of life� -- and of Cook County. Among the jurors sit a flight attendant, a prob...
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DNA experts at odds as testimony wraps upOct 31, 2021 4:10 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"Oct 31, 2021 4:10 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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Witnesses debate probability of DNA matching LunaOct 31, 2021 4:10 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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Prosecution calls confession by another man blatantly coercedOct 31, 2021 4:10 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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Sergeant details earlier confessionOct 31, 2021 4:10 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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Brown's defense witness: Luna's confession flawed; DNA unreliableOct 31, 2021 4:10 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...