Talk:Jeanine Nicarico murder case

message: * "Victims of Justice Revisited." Completely Updated and Revised. by Thomas Frisbie and Randy Garrett. May 2005. Northwestern. 468 pp. Trade Paper. . Northwestern University Press Closeup. "Perhaps no legal case has done more to reshape America's debate over the death penalty than Illinois's prosecution and conviction of Rolando Cruz." Says the Nicarico murder case was "..the start of a chain reaction that led to a moratorium on the death penalty in Illinois and the clearing out of Death Row.." Calls the Nicarico case "a nationally known case that should be cited whenever serious scholars examine how capital cases are prosecuted in America". 
* "Annals of Law: To Kill or Not To Kill. Coming to terms with capital punishment." by Scott Turow. The New Yorker January 6, 2003.  (Discusses Nicarico case and several others  and  implications for the justice of imposing capital punishment.)
* Excerpt from "Ultimate Punishment. A Lawyer's Reflection on Dealing with the Death Penalty" by Scott Turow, with extensive discussion of the Nicarico murder case.
* Graphic map shows density of references across the US of stories mentioning Jeanine Nicarico. 
* "Dugan refuses to enter Nicarico plea"
Chicago Sun-Times,  Jan 19, 2006  by Dan Rozek
* "Dugan might face trial Prosecutors say they have new evidence in Nicarico murder" Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL),  September, 2004  by Christy Gutowski
* "Hair evidence in Nicarico slaying may lead to Dugan"
Chicago Sun-Times,  Sep 24, 2004  by Thomas Frisbie
* "Governor, Birkett clash over Nicarico'
Chicago Sun-Times,  Jan 11, 2003  by Dan Rozek (Then- Illinois Governor George Ryan said "Prosecutors, who were zealously committed to sending Cruz and Hernandez to Death Row, would not accept Dugan's offer of a guilty plea in exchange for his life,"..in announcing pardons for four men on Death Row. "Since then, DNA evidence conclusively points to Dugan, who remains uncharged."
* "Nicarico evidence makes push for execution a mistake" Chicago Sun-Times,  Dec 5, 2005  by Rob Warden (Warden criticized DuPage County prosecutors for refusing a life sentence in exchange for a full admission of guilt by Brian Dugan)
* "Convicted Murderer Indicted For Nicarico Slaying. 10-Year-Old Girl Was Abducted, Raped And Murdered." VIDEO LIBRARY: Nicarico Murder. Nov 30, 2005 5:58 am US/Central. Jay Levine Reporting. (Good history of case. Says the Cruz death sentencebecame a cause celebre, one of a dozen such questionable convictins which led Gov George Ryan to pardon all Illinois death row inmates and establish a moratorium on executions which continues today with Gov. Blagojevich. Includes video reports back to 1985 and includes video of Dugan's admission to the murder.
* "Not Guilty Plea Entered In Jeanine Nicarico Case."  Jan 18, 2006 5:56 pm US/Central. AP story. (Progress of Dugan prosecution)
* "Prosecutors Indict Dugan In Nicarico Murder 
15-Count Indictment Handed Down." POSTED: 3:21 pm CST November 29, 2005. UPDATED: 10:43 pm CST November 29, 2005. "The case also played a role in Jim Ryan's failed campaign for governor in 2002."
* "DNA Evidence Links Different Man To Nicarico Case. Governor Pardons Another Prisoner In Surprise Announcement." POSTED: 6:34 a.m. CST November 15, 2002. UPDATED: 12:49 p.m. CST November 15, 2002. (Cruz was requesting a pardon. Birkett "acknoweldged that DNA evidence links another man (Brian Dugan, pictured, right) to the 1983 rape and murder of 10-year-old Jeanine Nicarico -- but Birkett still is not saying that he believes that Cruz, who was acquitted of the crime after spending years on death row, is totally innocent." Birkett's part in the prosecution of Cruz "was an issue in his unsuccessful bid for attorney general." )
* "Columnist Talks With Rolando Cruz. Falsely Convicted Cruz Faces Pardon Board Friday." POSTED: 5:50 p.m. CST November 14, 2002. UPDATED: 9:59 a.m. CST November 15, 2002. "Rolando Cruz's name was in the news nearly every day during the final weeks of the Illinois governor and attorney general races."
* Chicago Public Radio, audio program "Eight Forty-Eight," November 30, 2005, "Nicarico Case Indictment, Part One. Joseph Birkett—DuPage County State's Attorney" and "Nicarico Case Indictment, Part Two. Thomas Frisbie—Chicago Sun-Times Reporter, Jeffrey Urdangen—Clinical Assistant Professor of Law, Northwestern University School of Law."  One hour 15 minutes. At 0:00:34  host Steve Edwards says "The entire episode has become one of Illinois' most contentious and controversial legal battles, and it ignited a national debate over the state's capital punishment system." Edison 17:17, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
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message: The 'Abduction, Rape and Murder' section ends with Jeanine's mother returning to work after making her daughter a sandwich. It's hardly informative. What actually happened? I assume she was abducted from her home. When did her parents find out? What happened then? Where was her body found, etc? This article tells me nothing about the abduction and murder itself, just that Jeanine was home from school, her mother made her a sandwich and then suddenly there was a trial. This is supposed to be an encyclopedia, there should be more information here. 84.71.58.80 (talk) 17:34, 26 September 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  This doesn't actually say anything about the abduction 

message: Please comment on the proposed merger with Rolando Cruz case at Talk:Rolando Cruz case. Ego White Tray (talk) 03:23, 16 October 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Merger Discussion

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