Articles filed under Homicide
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‘Patty is not a victim’: Patricia Columbo again denied parole for 1976 Elk Grove murdersNov 21, 2024 3:31 pm - Illinois’ Prisoner Review Board denies parole for Patricia Columbo, 68, who - along with her boyfriend Frank DeLuca - was convicted in 1977 of killing her father, mother and 13-year-old brother in their Elk Grove Village home.
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Man convicted of killing Laken Riley sentenced to life in prison without paroleNov 20, 2024 10:34 am - The Venezuelan man convicted of killing Georgia nursing student Laken Riley has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in a case that became a flashpoint in the national debate over immigration.
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Susan Smith is denied parole 30 years after drowning 2 sons by rolling car into South Carolina lakeNov 20, 2024 8:16 am - COLUMBIA, S.C. — A parole board decided unanimously Wednesday that Susan Smith should remain in prison, despite her plea that God has forgiven her for infamously killing ...
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Second teen detained in West Chicago murdersNov 20, 2024 6:50 am - A second West Chicago teen has been ordered detained while awaiting trial on charges stemming from the murders of two men earlier this month. Ivan Ramirez, 18, of the 800...
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Man gets 6 years for drug-induced homicideNov 14, 2024 5:06 pm - An Island Lake man has been sentenced to six years in prison for supplying narcotics that killed a St. Charles man.
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Officials: Two teens charged with murders during drug deal in West ChicagoNov 12, 2024 4:58 pm - Two teenagers are accused of murdering two people during a drug deal Saturday night at an apartment complex in West Chicago, authorities said.
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Man charged in fatal Wheaton crash near county headquartersNov 08, 2024 10:01 am - Pretrial release was denied Friday for a man charged with reckless homicide in connection with a fatal crash this week in Wheaton near the county government complex.
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Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won't come quicklyOct 25, 2024 8:17 am - Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentences be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole.
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Northbrook murder suspect captured in MexicoOct 23, 2024 5:06 pm - A man suspected of killing a Northbrook lawyer was captured Monday in Mexico, the U.S. Marshals Service announced Wednesday.
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Police explain how they solved 45-year-old North Aurora murderOct 23, 2024 4:48 pm - Thanks to DNA testing, North Aurora police can close the case of the 1979 murder of Kathy Halle. But they know that while it might bring some comfort to Halle’s family to know who killed her, there will be no justice.