Suspect in 1999 Des Plaines slaying captured in Mexico, extradited to U.S.
Luis Rodriguez-Mena was captured in Mexico this summer and returned to the United States on Tuesday to face murder charges stemming from the 1999 killing of Des Plaines resident Young Kavila.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Young Kavila, 30, was murdered in Des Plaines in 1999.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Des Plaines Police Chief Bill Kushner speaks during a news conference Thursday about the arrest of a suspect in a 1999 murder.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer
Young Kavila was murdered in the Colonial Park Apartments in 1999. Here's the complex today.
Brian Hill | Staff Photographer