Today’s column:
In January 11, 1982, two men attempted to rob the McDonald’s at 11421 S. Halsted Street in Chicago. A security guard, Lloyd Wycliffe, was killed with a shotgun. Another security guard, Alvin Thompson, was wounded. The robbers were not able to take any money but they fled with the security guards’ guns.
Three weeks later, [...]
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In the comment thread of this entry, a verbatim reproduction of a press release by the Ávila & Tomic law firm announcing that the city of Chicago has agreed on a $5 million settlement in the case of Aaron Patterson who, in 1986, confessed to murder after 25 straight hours of police torture.
Continue reading 'Aaron Patterson’s case' →
Andrew Wilson’s arrest and torture at the Area Two police precinct in Chicago.
Includes background on Area Two commanding officer Jon Burge.
What happened to Burge after his dismissal from the police force.
Continue reading 'House of Screams at Chicago Reader' →
A third of what’s been written about me is true, a third is half-true and the rest consists of drug-induced hallucinations. I suppose I’d better let me, rather than them, tell you about me, this blog and a few irrelevant things as well.
