![]() ![]() "The purpose of the book is not to retell the story of the Brown's Chicken murders. Police apprehended the former high school friends after receiving a tip from Degorski's former girlfriend Anne Lockett, who said the men confessed to her, but she kept quiet because she feared for her life. He also received a life sentence after two jurors voted against imposing the death penalty.įocusing primarily on the trial, Shere doesn't devote many pages to rehashing the gruesome details of the crime or the lengthy investigation that culminated in May 2002 with the arrest of Luna and Degorski. A second Cook County jury convicted Luna's co-defendant James Degorski of the murders in 2009. Gaughan sentenced Luna, of Carpentersville, to life in prison without parole after a single juror voted against execution. That was enough for lead defense attorney Clarence Burch, Stephen Richards and the rest of the team whose efforts helped spare Luna's life after a jury convicted him in 2007 of killing restaurant owners Lynn and Richard Ehlenfeldt and their employees Michael Castro, Guadalupe Maldonado, Thomas Mennes, Marcus Nellsen and Rico Solis.Ĭook County Circuit Court Judge Vincent M. "Juan insisted on his innocence," Shere said. "What drives a capital defense attorney is that everyone is entitled to his or her day in court and a full defense," said Shere, whose book "The Last Meal" published earlier this month chronicles attorneys' efforts to defend Luna, one of two men charged with one of Illinois' most notorious crimes. ![]()
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