Articles filed under Homicide
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‘Compelling, interesting and tragic case’: Lemak continues to seek clemencyMar 04, 2024 5:15 am - Marilyn Lemak was sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing her three children 25 years ago. Now, she wants clemency.
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Lombard man acquitted of murder charges in Elmhurst bar stabbingJan 31, 2024 2:43 pm - A Lombard man was acquitted Wednesday of first-degree murder in the stabbing of a 28-year-old man during a confrontation outside an Elmhurst bar. Ronald Dunbar, 58, kill...
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Prosecutor: Elmhurst bar slaying was revenge, not self-defenseJan 26, 2024 4:55 pm - Ronald Dunbar wasn’t defending himself in April 2021 when he stabbed a 28-year-old man in the chest during a confrontation outside of an Elmhurst bar, a prosecutor argued...
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‘He would have killed me’: Defendant testifies in Elmhurst bar murder caseJan 25, 2024 6:50 pm - Despite being scared, he wanted to make sure victim was caught for doing damage to bar
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‘I thought I could die’: Bartender testifies in Elmhurst murder trial, says he was scared of being hurt by victimJan 24, 2024 6:31 pm - Editor’s note: An earlier version had an incorrect first name for Evan Wilcek and an incorrect age for Dunbar. A bartender who threw two brothers out of an Elmhurst ...
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Self-defense argued in Elmhurst bar murder trialJan 22, 2024 6:16 pm - Karl Bomba was drunk the night he was ejected from the Spring Inn bar in Elmhurst, punched out a window and got into a confrontation with the bartender. But DuPage Count...
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Aurora fatal shooting victim identifiedJan 18, 2024 1:04 pm - The Kane County Coroner has identified a woman shot to death Saturday in Aurora. She was Serhonda Barnett, 46, of Oswego, the coroner announced Thursday. The preliminary ...
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Woman shot to death in AuroraJan 16, 2024 7:58 pm - A 46-year-old woman was killed in a shooting Saturday in Aurora. Police announced the death on Tuesday afternoon but did not give the name or hometown of the victim. The ...
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Sanity evaluation ordered for woman accused of stabbing childrenJan 12, 2024 1:48 pm - Court documents allege she stopped taking medicine for psychiatric illness, and ‘the followers’ told her to stab 2 girls
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Police: Husband killed wife, self in Downers Grove homeJan 10, 2024 2:47 pm - A husband shot his wife to death Tuesday night in their Downers Grove home, then killed himself, Downers Grove police said Wednesday. Police identified the couple as Dong...