Tony Gordon
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Witness: Suspect in sitter murder displayed on behaviorApr 30, 2009 11:00 pm - While confined to a padded cell after confessing to the murder of Holly Staker, Juan Rivera was tapping his head against a solid object - the second time that night he e...
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Expert: No DNA match for RiveraApr 29, 2009 11:00 pm - The DNA taken from Holly Staker's body and several samples of genetic material found in the apartment where she died do not match Juan Rivera, a scientist testified Wedn...
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Witness: Sitter was 'scared' during call before murderApr 28, 2009 11:00 pm - A Waukegan woman testified Tuesday she received a phone call from a "scared" Holly Staker on the day the 11-year-old baby sitter was killed. Marilyn Abraraun-Guadarrama ...
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Rivera defense challenges door theories in babysitter's murderApr 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A witness for Juan Rivera's defense on Monday challenged police theories on how the person who killed Holly Staker got in and out of the apartment where she died. Rivera...
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Volunteers test their emergency response skillsApr 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Around 60 people trained to stand up when the chips are down turned out Saturday at the Palatine Park District to test their skills. The participants in the daylong "CER...
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Ex-cop: Rivera acted out attack on 11-year-old babysitterApr 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Juan Rivera wanted his interrogators to understand exactly what he was talking about, a former detective testified Friday. Rivera, 36, is on trial for the third time for...
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Detective: Rivera acted strange after first confessionApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Juan Rivera began acting bizarrely shortly after he first admitted killing Holly Staker, a detective testified Thursday. Rivera, 36, is on trial for the third time for t...
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Former judge comes off the bench and back into the gameApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Some people just don't take to retirement. Former Circuit Judge Jane Waller, who stepped down from her post in November after 27 years as jurist, has joined a Lake Fores...
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Builder's lawyer admits $1.2 million theftApr 23, 2009 11:00 pm - The former attorney for a Lincolnshire custom homes builder pleaded guilty Thursday to stealing $1.2 million from his employer. Lake County Associate Judge Theodore Potk...
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Sister says Staker had sexual encounter years before murderApr 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Holly Staker had a sexual experience three years before she was raped and murdered in a Waukegan apartment, her twin sister testified Wednesday. The revelation by Heathe...