City attorneys recommend $12.7M settlement for man cleared of 1982 cop killings
Wilson spent 36 years in prison before a judge determined he was tortured into a false confession by disgraced former CPD Cmdr. Jon Burge and his detectives.
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Wilson spent 36 years in prison before a judge determined he was tortured into a false confession by disgraced former CPD Cmdr. Jon Burge and his detectives.
The City Council Finance Committee on Monday approved settlements in three lawsuits tied to former CPD Commander Jon Burge, former Sgt. Ronald Watts, and former Det. Reynaldo Guevara. Dave Savini reports.
City attorneys are recommending settlements in lawsuits tied to former CPD Commander Jon Burge, former Sgt. Ronald Watts, and former Det. Reynaldo Guevara - all of whom have been accused of framing dozens of people.
Reginald Henderson and Sean Tyler both spent more than 20 years in prison for a murder they did not commit.
The brothers were expecting to get that official exoneration on Monday, but were told they had to wait longer.
Two brothers were expected to get a certificate of innocence on Monday after being exonerated for a murder they did not commit, only to find out they'll have to wait even longer. The pair said they were tortured into confessing to a murder by Chicago police officers overseen by Commander Jon Burge.
Two brothers will learn on Monday if they will be given a certificate of innocence, after being exonerated for a murder they did not commit.
CBS 2's Sara Machi reports Wilson was initially convicted of killing 2 CPD officers, but was granted a new trial when Wilson's confession was produced during torture from Chicago police commander Jon Burge.
Burge oversaw the torture and coerced confessions of at least 125 people from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Burge oversaw the torture and coerced confessions of at least 125 people from the 1970s to the 1990s.
Judge Alfredo Maldonado said he will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate whether any prosecutors involved in the case at any point engaged in criminal conduct.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker on Thursday commuted the sentence of Gerald Reed, who said he was tortured into a double murder confession.
A man who received a certificate of innocence after spending 33 years in prison in the 1987 death of his mother-in-law and her mother has filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Chicago, his lawyer said Monday.
The decision means Wilson, now 60, cannot be tried a fourth time for the killing of Chicago Police Officer Richard O'Brien.
A jury on Tuesday awarded $5.2 million to Stanley Wrice, a man who said he was tortured by corrupt Chicago Police detectives into confessing to a brutal rape in 1982.
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"I never would have thought that this judge would do what he did today," said Reed's mother, Amanda Shackleford.
A judge has denied a new trial to a man who claims he was tortured into a murder confession by Chicago Police detectives.
As of now, the total payout to Burge victims is more than 100 million dollars.
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A federal lawsuit alleges deceased former Chicago police Cmdr. Jon Burge beat a 15-year-old and held him for hours without food or water until he falsely confessed to acting as a lookout in a 1991 murder.
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