DNA again excludes 4 in murder of Roscetti
Another round of DNA testing has failed to link four men to the 1986 rape and murder of medical student Lori Roscetti, raising more doubts about their convictions, the attorney...
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DNA test rules out Roscetti inmates
The final round of DNA tests on clothing belonging to a medical student murdered in 1986 has found no link to four men convicted of the crime, officials said Tuesday....
Crime lab defends itself, analyst
The director of the Illinois State Police on Thursday expressed confidence in the state crime laboratories, calling the system "one of the best in the world," and contended recent allegations...
4 find new hope in DNA results
With DNA testing bolstering their claims of innocence, four men convicted of the 1986 rape and murder of Rush University medical student Lori Roscetti called on Cook County prosecutors to...
No DNA link for 4 inmates
DNA recovered from the body of Rush University medical student Lori Roscetti does not match any of the four men who were convicted as teenagers of her 1986 abduction, sexual...
New evidence stirs doubt over murder convictions
Thirteen years after four Chicago teenagers were convicted of the rape and murder of a Rush University medical student, new evidence--including DNA tests--raises the possibility that the wrong men were...
CERIALE CASE FUROR STILL SEETHES
Criticisms of Sam Shipp, the lone holdout juror in the trial for the murder of Chicago Police Officer Michael Ceriale, have "created a hostile and dangerous environment" not only for...
CERIALE JURORS FACED OWN TRIAL
On one wall of a windowless room at the Criminal Courts Building, jurors taped up huge sheets of butcher paper and, using felt-tipped markers, began listing reasons for and against...
CERIALE CASE ENDS IN MISTRIAL
Describing himself as "the most hated man in the city of Chicago," the sole holdout juror in the trial of the man accused of killing Chicago Police Officer Michael Ceriale...
IN CERIALE CASE, JUROR CHECK FAILED
Every month, the Cook County state's attorney's office obtains a list of thousands of prospective jurors that is then turned over to investigators who conduct background checks to aid prosecutors...