Justin Kmitch
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Naperville woman guilty in murder of two childrenSep 27, 2017 1:00 am - Elzbieta Plackowska will spend the rest of her life in prison after being found guilty Wednesday of 10 counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of two childr...
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Mother who killed daughter in 2010 should be released, psychologist saysSep 26, 2017 1:00 am - The clinical psychologist who is treating Marci Webber is supporting a claim the East Nassau, New York, mother has made for years — that she's sane and should be release...
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More than 100 people protest Wheaton landlord over 'back to Vietnam' signSep 23, 2017 1:00 am - The normally bustling corner of Front and Main streets in downtown Wheaton was even busier Saturday afternoon as more than 100 sign-waving demonstrators gathered to prot...
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$1M bail set for Downers Grove man accused of assaulting 4-year-old girl in park bathroomSep 23, 2017 1:00 am - Bail was set at $1 million Saturday for a Downers Grove man charged with predatory criminal sexual assault of a child and attempted predatory criminal sexual assault of ...
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Psychiatrist: Plackowska "had all the money and no hugs" growing up in Poland.Sep 22, 2017 1:00 am - Growing up in eastern Poland, the daughter of a respected physician and a mother who fled to the United States when she was 8, Elzbieta Plackowska was a little girl with...
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Parishioners: Naperville woman was agitated with children before murdersSep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Less than three hours before Elzbieta Plackowska is accused of stabbing to death her 7-year-old son and a 5-year-old girl, she took the children to church. Church member...
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Glen Ellyn man charged in 2011 slaying of ex-wife in custodySep 13, 2017 1:00 am - A Glen Ellyn man charged with the October 2011 strangulation murder of his ex-wife lost his extradition appeal and was returned to DuPage County. Juan Granados, 39, was ...
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Son: Mom was "acting normal" until days before she killed 2 children in NapervilleSep 13, 2017 1:00 am - Matusz Plackowski said his mother, Elzbieta Plackowska, was deeply saddened by her father's recent death but was otherwise "acting normal" until just days before she fat...
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Prosecutor: Woman killed two kids because she 'got a raw deal in life'Sep 12, 2017 1:00 am - No one denies that Elzbieta Plackowska had problems on the night of Oct. 30, 2012, as she plunged a kitchen knife into her 7-year-old son 173 times and a 5-year-old girl...
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Woman's trial begins Tuesday in 2012 slaying of two Naperville childrenSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - After nearly five years of investigations, psychological exams and thousands of pages of reports and court appearances, a DuPage County judge is finally prepared to hear...