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Police remove Morton Stein's body from a room at the Stevens Hotel on May 11, 1945.  Stein, 16, was murdered by his partner in crime, Donald Jay Cook, 15.  According to Cook, the boys had been committing robberies together, but when Cook said he wanted out, a fight ensued.  Cook bludgeoned Stein with a blackjack, stabbed him several times, and then stuffed him in the closet of their hotel room.  Cook then fled to Lousiana, where he was arrested in September and sent back to Chicago to stand trial.  Cook was sentenced to between 7 and 14 years in prison after he changed his plea from not guilty to guilty of manslaughter. —  Chicago Tribune historical photo