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Witnesses debate probability of DNA matching LunaOct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - Depending on which witness is talking in the Brown's Chicken murder trial, the crime scene evidence tied to Juan Luna's DNA could only match 1 in 2.8 trillion other peop...
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Prosecution calls confession by another man blatantly coercedOct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - Prosecutors Wednesday ripped apart a 1999 confession from a man other than defendant Juan Luna in the Brown's Chicken murder trial, labeling it blatantly coerced. But i...
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Sergeant details earlier confessionOct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - Roughly 12 hours after being arrested in connection with the Brown's Chicken murders, John Simonek appeared ready to confess. He signed away his right to remain silent. ...
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Brown's defense witness: Luna's confession flawed; DNA unreliableOct 31, 2021 4:10 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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Scientist didn't wear glovesOct 31, 2021 4:10 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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Luna's confession contradicts evidence, expert saysOct 31, 2021 4:10 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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Big trial, big mistakesOct 31, 2021 4:10 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 printsOct 31, 2021 4:10 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 confessionOct 31, 2021 4:10 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 forwardOct 31, 2021 4:10 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...