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Luna's confession contradicts evidence, expert saysApr 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The defense attempted to tear a hole in the case against Juan Luna Tuesday when an expert testified that the defendant's videotaped confession contradicts crime scene ev...
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Scientist didn't wear glovesApr 30, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new: A bird expert acknowledges he handled key evidence without using gloves. What's next: More defense witnesses. A bird expert testified Monday that he handled ...
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Brown's defense witness: Luna's confession flawed; DNA unreliableApr 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Juan Luna's defense took steps Tuesday to undermine key evidence, including the crucial DNA link, in the state's case that the Carpentersville man killed seven people in...
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Big trial, big mistakesApr 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Law enforcement officials long have been accused of mishandling the Brown's Chicken investigation -- and the ongoing murder trial has done little to repair that image. F...
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Defense points to non-matching printsApr 26, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new: Defense team begins to slowly build its case. What's next: More defense witnesses take the stand Monday. In the defense's first crack at the case, Juan Lun...
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Jury watches videotaped confessionApr 25, 2007 11:00 pm - When the first gunshot rang out that night 14 years ago inside the Palatine Brown's Chicken & Pasta, Juan Luna says, he assured the seven people inside that they would b...
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Witness says maturity finally made her come forwardApr 24, 2007 11:00 pm - At 17, Anne Lockett says she promised her then-boyfriend and his high school pal she would never implicate them in the Brown's Chicken murders. Though her information co...
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Not just Luna's DNA left on chickenApr 18, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new:A second unknown person's DNA is also on the chicken bone that prosecutors say ties Juan Luna to the murders. What's next:More prosecution witnesses ...
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Forensics expert testifies Luna's DNA is a matchApr 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The chances are 1 in 2.8 trillion that a Hispanic person's genetic code would match the DNA found on discarded chicken bones inside the Palatine Brown's Chicken, a foren...
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Expert: Napkin print had to be Luna'sApr 18, 2007 11:00 pm - What's new:Print analyst testifies that no one but Juan Luna could have left a print on a napkin found at Brown's Chicken. What's next:Defense cross-examines the...