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Rolando Cruz (born 1963) is an American man known for having been wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death, along with co-defendant Alejandro Hernandez, for the 1983 kidnapping, rape, and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico in DuPage County, Illinois. The police had no substantive physical evidence linking the two men to the crime.
The Jeanine Nicarico murder case was a complex and influential homicide investigation and prosecution in which two men, Rolando Cruz and Alejandro Hernandez, both Latinos, were wrongfully convicted of abduction, rape and murder in 1985 in DuPage County, Illinois. They were both sentenced to death.
Brian James Dugan (born September 23, 1956) [3] is an American convicted rapist and serial killer active between 1983 and 1985 in Chicago's western suburbs. He was known for having informally confessed in 1985 to the February 1983 abduction, rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico of Naperville, Illinois, which was a highly publicized case.
The suspect, Rolando Cruz, was booked into the Fort Worth City Jail around 9:30 a.m. Saturday, according to police records. 🚨 More top stories from our newsroom: → Judge grants Timberview ...
Nicarico was abducted from her home by an unknown intruder or intruders. Her body was found two days later. Three individuals—Rolando Cruz, Alejandro Hernandez and Stephen Buckley—were later arrested for her murder. Two of these individuals were later convicted of Nicarico's murder, although their convictions were overturned in 1995.
Wild video shows a shackled murder suspect being chased down and attacked in court by the dead woman’s uncle, who allegedly said it was “worth every moment,” according to cops.
The case resulted in him being sentenced to a second life sentence. Mendenhall’s sentencing for Purpura’s murder will reportedly take place on Feb. 13. Read the original article on People.
The Rolando Cruz and Alejandro Hernandez Case [ edit ] One of the most notorious examples of alleged misconduct involved the wrongful convictions of Rolando Cruz and Alejandro Hernandez for the 1983 abduction, rape, and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico.