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Elgin man who was arrested sues villageJan 07, 1994 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 8, 1994 Martin E. Blake, who was arrested but never charged in the murders of seven people at the Brown's Chicken & Pasta Restaurant in Palatin...
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Investigators try to balance prosecution, public pressureJan 07, 1994 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 8, 1994 As the circles under Palatine Police Chief Jerry Bratcher's eyes continue to darken, one man who can say he's walked in Bratcher's shoe...
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'A time to remember' seven livesJan 07, 1994 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 8, 1994 "This is real," Pastor Michael Newman said of the mass murder one year ago at the Brown's Chicken & Pasta restaurant. "This is life. An...
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Pain lives one year after massacreJan 06, 1994 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 7, 1994 There are, in Manny and Epifania Castro's home, unmistakable signs of a teenager's presence. A candy cane, left partly eaten when son M...
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The toll on the familiesJan 06, 1994 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 7, 1994 I hate the idea of knowing I have to go through life knowing my son was murdered. - Diane Clayton, mother of Marcus Nellsen We've grown...
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Phone tips keeping detectives on moveFeb 12, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Feb. 13, 1993 Palatine police say they still are tracking down nearly 100 leads in their 5-week-old investigation of the Brown's Chicken & Pasta mur...
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Victim's family marks bittersweet birthdayFeb 06, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Feb. 7, 1993 It had all the trimmings of the perfect 18th birthday party Rico Solis had been eagerly awaiting one month ago. There was a large tiere...
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'We'll never forget, but we'll go on'Feb 06, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Feb. 7, 1993 Brown's Chicken & Pasta sits dark and empty a month after seven workers were slain there, but life in Palatine still revolves around th...
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Cash Station users eyed as possible witnessesFeb 05, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Feb. 6, 1993 In an attempt to find witnesses, Palatine police are checking bank records to see who used a Cash Station machine near the Brown's Chic...
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Police still tracking more than 100 leads on massacreFeb 05, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Feb. 6, 1993 Four weeks after the bodies of seven people were found in the coolers of a Brown's Chicken & Pasta restaurant in Palatine, police say t...