Illinois prosecutor: Man couldn’t have slain girl in 1957

CHICAGO — A man convicted in the 1957 abduction and slaying of a 7-year-old girl in northern Illinois couldn’t have committed the crime, a prosecutor said Friday, marking a stunning turnaround in one of the oldest unsolved crimes in American history to make it to trial. DeKalb County State’s Attorney Richard Schmack said his court-ordered, […]