Articles filed under Brown's Chicken Murders
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No new trial for DegorskiJan 22, 2010 12:01 AM - James Degorski, 37, will have to resign himself to the guilty verdict a Cook County jury delivered on Sept. 29 for his part in the 1993 slayings of seven workers at a Palatine Brown's Chicken & Pasta restaurant.
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The disparate imposition of the death sentenceNov 9, 2021 10:59 PM - Sixteen killers await execution on Illinois' death row. Brian Dugan, the brutal nightmare who savaged 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville among several others, is the latest, sentenced last week in the most recent phase of DuPage County's quest for justice.
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Fifteeen convicts remain on Illinois' death rowNov 9, 2021 12:40 PM - After a jury sentenced James Degorski to life in prison for the slayings of seven people at a Palatine Brown's Chicken & Pasta, a conflicted Ann Ehlenfeldt expressed the confusion many people felt.
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Palatine cops' say moral to Brown's case: 'It's never too late to call'
Oct 30, 2021 4:35 PM - Palatine Police Chief John Koziol remembers the first time he laid eyes on the men responsible for the grisliest crime in Northwest suburban history. -
Palatine official wants closure on Brown's rewardNov 9, 2021 12:29 PM - Haunted by the murder of seven restaurant workers on a cold January night in 1993, dozens of people donated money in an effort to catch the killers and put a community at ease.
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Degorski being prepared for prison transferNov 9, 2021 12:26 PM - Twenty-four hours after receiving a life sentence, James Degorski's daily routine remains pretty much the same as it was 24 hours before he learned of his sentence.
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Victim's mom: "He deserved to lose his life, too"Nov 9, 2021 12:18 PM - Jennifer Ehlenfeldt Shilling said she was shocked and bewildered when police long ago revealed the grisly details of how her parents, Richard and Lynn Ehlenfeldt, were brutally killed.
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Images after Degorski life sentence
Nov 9, 2021 12:17 PM - Images after Degorski life sentence -
Most jurors wanted the death penaltyNov 9, 2021 12:16 PM - The first thing the jurors did in the deliberation room Tuesday was take a vote. Did James Degorski deserve to die for killing seven people in Brown's Chicken & Pasta in Palatine?
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