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Luna prosecutor's closing points to DNA, printsOct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - If Juan Luna's confession to the worst slaying in suburban Chicago history was coerced, then there wouldn't be DNA and print evidence tying him to the Palatine crime sce...
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What the jury will have to considerOct 31, 2021 4:11 pm - The nine men and three women tapped to decide Juna Luna's fate come from various walks of life� -- and of Cook County. Among the jurors sit a flight attendant, a prob...
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DNA experts at odds as testimony wraps upOct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - What's new: Testimony concludes after 13 days of evidence. What's next: Closing arguments are slated to begin Wednesday. Testimony ended Thursday in the Brown's Chicke...
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Sergeant concedes Palatine police "got an innocent man to confess"Oct 31, 2021 4:10 pm - What's new: Police sergeant testifies to taking a detailed statement from a suspect in 1999. The defense wraps up its case. What's next: The judge will review whether th...
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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...