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Williamson was charged on September 26, 2022, with one count of homicide-murder in the first degree, one count of homicide-felony murder, two counts of assault with intent to murder, and three counts of unlawful imprisonment. He had previous convictions for various violent crimes as well as narcotics related convictions. [8] [9]
Canton Daily News: Canton, Ohio: Shot to death in his garage as a result of a conspiracy with a crime boss and the police chief of Canton. [1] June 9, 1930: Jake Lingle: Chicago Tribune: Chicago, Illinois: Killed in gangland-style by associates of Al Capone. In addition to his job as a reporter, Lingle was on the payroll of Capone's criminal ...
Illinois has four different homicide crimes in total, with first-degree murder being the most serious offense. Illinois law defines first-degree murder as when a person intends to kill, intends to inflict great bodily harm, or knowingly engages in an act that has a strong probability of death or great bodily harm for another individual, causing a person's death. [2]
Bill Kurtis (born William Horton Kuretich; September 21, 1940) is an American television journalist, television producer, narrator, and news anchor.. Kurtis was studying to become a lawyer in the 1960s, when he was asked to fill in on a temporary news assignment at WIBW-TV in Topeka, Kansas.
Chicago’s homicide victims in 2024 are often young, Black and male. Most homicide victims in Chicago died as the result of gunshot wounds. Sources: City of Chicago; Tribune reporting and archives
Homicide is an act in which a person causes the death of another person. A homicide requires only a volitional act, or an omission, that causes the death of another, and thus a homicide may result from accidental, reckless, or negligent acts even if there is no intent to cause harm. [1] It is separate from suicide.
Anthony Porter (December 14, 1954 - July 25, 2021) was a Chicago resident known for having been exonerated in 1999 of the murder in 1982 of two teenagers on the South Side of the city. He was convicted and sentenced to death in 1983, and served 17 years on death row .
The journal was established in 1979. According to its self-description, it "explores a full range of issues concerning crime, its causes, and its cure", offering "an interdisciplinary approach to address core issues in criminology, with perspectives from biology, law, psychology, ethics, history, and sociology".