Articles filed under Brown's Chicken Murders
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Suburban cold cases solved and unsolved: How DNA has played a role so far
Jan 13, 2023 8:19 AM - The Brown's Chicken murders isn't the only suburban cold case where DNA is credited with identifying a killer.
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'I could have done it earlier': Brown's murders witness feared killer before coming forward
Jan 9, 2023 9:29 AM - Anne Lockett spent nine years not only burdened with the knowledge of who committed a horrific, unsolved massacre at a suburban restaurant in 1993, but she also lived in constant fear that she and her loved ones might be next. -
'We still think about them': Brown's case, victims' families had indelible impact on prosecutors
Jan 9, 2023 5:00 AM - More than a decade after he helped put one of the killers behind bars for life, memories of the Brown's Chicken murder case, and its impact on the victims' families, remain vivid for prosecutor Lou Longhitano. -
'We finally got the job done for them': Former Palatine chief traces the trail to Brown's killers
Jan 9, 2023 5:00 AM - Former Palatine police Chief John Koziol talks about his experiences as a member of the force during the Brown's Chicken investigation. -
'It was a tragedy': Top prosecutor made his presence felt during Brown's Chicken murder trial
Jan 9, 2023 5:00 AM - Former Cook County State's Attorney Dick Devine didn't often make personal court appearances, but in April 2006, he made an exception for Juan Luna, the first of two defendants to stand trial in the Brown's Chicken massacre. -
'I don't think any of us really had closure': Brown's murder victim's sister recalls toll on family
Jan 8, 2023 6:21 PM - Even though Marcus Nellsen had been working only for a few months at Brown's Chicken in Palatine on Jan. 8, 1993, he felt at home, his sister said. "It was a family-owned franchise and I know he felt like part of the family there." -
Timeline of the Brown's Chicken murder case
Jan 8, 2023 6:30 AM - A timeline of the Brown's Chicken murder case -
'I can remember the sound of his voice': Daughter of Brown's victim now a correctional officer
Jan 8, 2023 6:30 AM - Jessica Platte was 5 years old and in kindergarten when she lost her father, Marcus Nellsen, in the Brown's Chicken massacre. I can remember the sound of his voice. I would like there to be more (memories)," she says. -
'A testament to my parents': Murders created enduring bond between Brown's owners' daughters
Jan 8, 2023 6:30 AM - For the first time in 30 years, Lynn and Richard Ehlenfeldt's daughters will spend Jan. 8 together. Not since police discovered the bodies of their parents and five of their employees inside the Brown's Chicken restaurant the couple owned have Jennifer Shilling, Dana Sampson and Joy Ehlenfeldt been together on that day.
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'It seemed so surreal': Former mayor recalls how Palatine responded to Brown's tragedy
Jan 8, 2023 6:30 AM - It was a 3 a.m. phone call from her top administrator that informed former Palatine Mayor Rita Mullins that her community had been changed forever.
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