Illinois Judge to Consider Dismissal of 1957 Murder Case
SYCAMORE, Ill. (AP) — A judge will consider a motion to permanently dismiss the case against a 73-year-old man who prosecutors say was wrongly convicted in the 1957 killing of a 7-year-old Illinois girl.
A DeKalb County Circuit judge could also weigh a request by the victim's brother to have a special prosecutor appointed to the case at the hearing Friday...