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former prosecutor who now works on exoneration cases at the Valorem Law Group. For any such use, please visit NBC NEWS Archives XPRESS. Police say a Cadillac like this one may have been used in the 1994 murder of Kevin Toma.

McMillen has not been charged with that killing. A farmer's wife is found impaled on a corn rake. . Chicago, Illinois / Child Murders #601893. The investigation revealed that the shooter was with two other men, and that they may have had a confrontation with a TOTO's employee before the shooting, police said. A man who called the Cook County state's attorney's office and allegedly confessed to four murders as he awaited trial on a burglary charge was convicted of one of the murders Wednesday. The state’s response opposing relief is available at: http://www.innocenceproject.org/docs/2011/Saunders_Peoples_Motion_to_Dismiss_091411.pdf Copyright © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved.
The two defendants who were incarcerated were able to make bail set by the court and the case was adjourned for today for the State’s Attorney’s Office to determine whether or not to retry the case.

"I said I never killed no kids and they said, `OK,' " McMillen testified. Douglas, who was known as “Maniac” in the neighborhood, was killed after he was released from prison. Toma, an honors student, was described by friends and teachers as a bright, friendly person, who was looking forward to the wrestling season at Glenbard North High School, the Chicago Sun-Times reported following his death. Election Day could turn into "Election Week" with rise in mail ballots. Dan Reedy.

November 14, 2014 / 12:18 PM Let’s also hope that the law enforcement will finally learn that "The Schaumburg Police Department firmly believes that somebody has information or knowledge about this murder," the department said in a statement. Was it an accident or murder? He testified he called the state's attorney's office in June 1992 to try to rid himself of his bad dreams by confessing.