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Hucksters try to cash in on community fearJan 16, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 17, 1993 Opportunists have seized on the fast-food restaurant massacre in Palatine as a chance to hawk security devices ranging from under-the-...
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Bratcher: Victims died quicklyJan 16, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 17, 1993 The seven victims of the Palatine murders were executed quickly in what appears to have been a robbery, Police Chief Jerry Bratcher sa...
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The events surrounding the Palatine killingsJan 16, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 17, 1993 SATURDAY, DAY 1 "They don't tell us anything. We don't know If he's alive or dead or anything." - Maria Maldonado, standing outside th...
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Murders recall tragic deaths of firefightersJan 16, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 17, 1993 The moments are etched in Palatine's history. The public outpouring of emotion for the dead. The pulling together of a close-knit comm...
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Teen held, but on old chargesJan 15, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 16, 1993 A task force investigating last weekend's savage Palatine murders swooped down Friday on a former Fremd High School student, but his a...
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Response-time dispute unresolved, Mullins saysJan 15, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 16, 1993 Police and the father of murder victim Michael Castro finally met face-to-face Friday to discuss discrepancies concerning the departme...
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Students seek advice from police concerning safety at workplaceJan 15, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 16, 1993 In the wake of the slayings of two schoolmates at a local fast-food restaurant where they worked, Palatine High School students on Fri...
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Minister: 'Evil has come' hereJan 14, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 15, 1993 Seeking comfort and strength from each other, hundreds of suburban residents gathered Thursday night to mourn seven people killed last...
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Deputy Police Chief Gasior on the firing lineJan 14, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 15, 1993 For almost a week now, Palatine Deputy Police Chief Walt Gasior has been the face attached to a murder investigation that has drawn na...
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Police enhance staffing, technology of task forceJan 14, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 15, 1993 Palatine police are calling in reinforcements and state-of-the-art computer technology to help them solve the baffling murders of seve...