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Drew Peterson: Ex-cop arrested on murder charges in '04 death of third wife
Tribune reportersDrew Peterson, whose third wife died mysteriously and fourth wife vanished, had taunted authorities to come and get him -- when he wasn't clowning for the cameras. On Thursday, they came for him. Peterson, 55, was arrested at an intersection near his...Tags: Entertainment, Prosecution, Kathleen Savio, Trials, Dennis Sullivan
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Freshman Charged with Detonating Chemical Device at Lockport High School
(WGN-AM) - A Lockport Township High School freshman told police the "chemical device" that exploded in a school hallway on Monday was a prank and he hadn't meant to hurt anyone. Will County prosecutors charged the 15-year-old boy in connection with the...Tags: Emergency Incidents, Prosecution, Teen-agers, Lawyers, Crimes
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Criminal Charges Filed Against Hernandez
(WGN-AM)- The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago charged David Hernandez with criminal mail fraud Wednesday for allegedly engaging in a Ponzi scheme.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest. The criminal charges are similar to the civil allegations...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Securities, Trials, FBI, Lawyers
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Search Ongoing For Indiana Prison Escapees
(WGN-AM)- A manhunt continued this morning for two convicted murderers and a rapist who escaped Sunday from the maximum-security Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Ind.
Prison officials described the three as desperate and dangerous.
They were...Tags: LaPorte County, Sex Crimes, Michigan City, Crimes, Law Enforcement
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Dugan In Court Tuesday, Expected To Enter Guilty Plea
(WGN-AM)- If Brian Dugan admits guilt Tuesday in the kidnapping, rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico, it will not necessarily be to take responsibility for the 1983 killing. Instead, it will be an attempt to spare his own life. The plea,...Tags: Biotechnology Industry, Prosecution, Trials, Sex Crimes, Politics
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North Aurora Man Convicted Of Sexually Assaulting Girls
(WGN-AM)- A North Aurora man is facing a mandatory life sentence after being convicted today of sexually assaulting two girls he had befriended through church. Charles E. Granter, 63, was found guilty of two counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of...Tags: Sexual Assault, Sex Crimes, Crimes, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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Drew Peterson's Lawyer Claims New Law Is Unconstitutional
(WGN-AM)- A recently enacted state law written to allow the use of beyond-the-grave hearsay evidence against Drew Peterson should be declared unconstitutional, according to a motion that Peterson's attorneys are expected to file today. "The new hearsay...Tags: Kathleen Savio, Crimes, Lawyers, Drew Peterson, Murder
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8 People Arrested in 18 Waukegan Burgularies
(WGN-AM)- Waukegan police arrested eight people Thursday in connection with 18 residential burglaries dating back to February. The spree came to an end Tuesday after police stopped a stolen car carrying three of the suspects, police Lt. Ed Fitzgerald...Tags: Entertainment, Gaming, Crimes, Theft, Crime, Law and Justice
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Daley At Summer Home Near Where One Escaped Inmate Was Captured
(WGN-AM)- Mayor Richard Daley, his wife and other family members were asleep in their Michigan summer home early this morning when a Chicago police officer assigned to his security detail captured an escaped Indiana convict a block away. No one in his...Tags: LaPorte County, Sex Crimes, Richard M. Daley, Crimes, Law Enforcement
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Brian Dugan Pleads Guilty to 1983 Murder of Jeanine Nicarico
(WGN-AM) - It took nearly an hour Tuesday for the DuPage County prosecutor to tell the heartbreaking, 26-year-old story.
Some in the audience wiped away tears as State's Atty. Joseph Birkett solemnly described the fingernail scratches 10-year-old Jeanine...Tags: DNA, Prosecution, Trials, Sex Crimes, Crimes
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Convicted Murderer May Plead Guilty To Another In Hopes Of Avoiding Death Penalty
(WGN-AM)- In a legal gambit to save his life, Brian Dugan may plead guilty as early as Tuesday to the 1983 murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville, the Tribune has learned. A source said that defense attorneys are planning to tell DuPage...Tags: Prosecution, Trials, Crimes, Lawyers, Punishment
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Judge Sets $1 Million Bail for Man Charged in Newborn's Death
(WGN-AM) - Bail was set at $1 million for an estranged husband charged with first-degree murder for allegedly kicking his wife atop a third-floor porch during a fight, causing her to lose hold of her newborn son, who then fell over a railing to his death....Tags: Maryland, Prosecution, Trials, Lawyers, Crimes
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