Harry Hitzeman
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Guilty verdict in Gilberts murder-arson caseMay 20, 2011 12:00 am - After about 2½ hours of deliberation, a Kane County jury Friday afternoon found Frank Hill guilty of killing his longtime live-in girlfriend and setting fire to her Gilb...
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Cell, IPASS records tie Hill to murder sceneMay 19, 2011 12:00 am - Minutes before and after he set fire to his girlfriend’s townhouse in Gilberts, Frank Hill’s cellphone was ringing, prosecutors say. Humberto Garcia called Hill several ...
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Loud noises, arguing preceded Gilberts arson, murderMay 18, 2011 12:00 am - Before a fire destroyed Karyn Pearson’s townhouse on Jan. 9, 2007, neighbors heard a couple fighting, loud banging and breaking glass before a silver Jaguar usually driv...
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State: Gas can, phone records will prove Hill guilty in Gilberts murder, arsonMay 17, 2011 12:00 am - Prosecutors don't have a witness who saw Frank Hill torch his girlfriend's townhouse in far West suburban Gilberts in January 2007. But they have absolutely everything e...
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Slain woman's mother testifies at murder-arson trialMay 17, 2011 12:00 am - Two days before she died, Karyn Pearson went to her mother's Gilberts home early in the morning, crying and upset about her crumbling 5-year relationship with live-in bo...
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Prison terms for two DUI crashesMay 15, 2011 12:00 am - The tagline of “You Drink, You Drive, You Lose” recently took on a new meaning for two Aurora men. Not only did David Lopez-Castillo, 40, and Alejandro Lopez-Herrera, 32...
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Prosecutors: Elgin cop planted cellphoneMay 11, 2011 12:00 am - A former Elgin police officer accused of planting evidence at a crime scene has been released on his own recognizance while his case is pending. Michael Sullivan, 53, of...
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Aurora hospital sued for negligence in knife attackMay 10, 2011 2:00 am - A woman who was attacked with a butter knife while she was sleeping in a hospital bed at Provena Mercy Medical Center in Aurora last August is suing the hospital for neg...
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Elgin cop charged with planting evidenceMay 10, 2011 2:00 am - A former Elgin police officer has been charged with planting evidence at a robbery scene in an effort to bolster his career and get a promotion, authorities announced Tu...
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West, 2 others, to get new lawyers in harassment suitMay 10, 2011 2:00 am - The Kane County State’s Attorney’s office will not defend Coroner Chuck West and two others in a lawsuit brought by his former second-in-command claiming he retaliated b...