DNA testing sought in Starved Rock murders - Ottawa

DNA testing sought in Starved Rock murders
Defense seeks proof of man's innocence in 1960 killings

May 28, 2004

By BRANDON COUTRE
of the Journal Star

FROM: http://www.pjstar.com/news/regional/b3530r4k049.html
OTTAWA - Forty-three years after the notorious "Starved Rock murderer" was convicted and sentenced to life in prison, his defense attorney asked a LaSalle County judge on Thursday to reopen the case for DNA testing.

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Sgt. Mark Gibson signed the affidavit in 2003. The affidavit stated that about 1982 or 1983 he and his partner were dispatched to Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center because a woman wanted to "clear her conscience."

She told the officers that when she was younger she was with friends at a state park when something happened. She didn't use the name of the park but indicated it was south and mentioned Utica specifically. She indicated things "got out of hand," and "they dragged bodies."

During the confession, the woman's daughters arrived. They shouted at the police to leave and said their mother was "out of her mind."






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LBN (MAY-28-2004): Although the case is over 40 years old, a lawyer (Donna Kelly - an assistant defender with the 3rd District Appellate Defender's Office in Ottawa) is asking for (pre-Miranda) evidence and also trying to introduce new evidence that might prove his innocence (see article in the original message):

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/starved_rock_murders/

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