Marvin Williford was convicted of a 2000 attack on Delwin Foxworth. Later, DNA on the weapon was linked to an unidentified man whose DNA was recovered from 11-year-old Holly Staker, who was raped and killed in 1992 in Waukegan. Williford’s DNA wasn’t on that weapon, his lawyers say.
An American Girl doll is Kylie’s entry this year, along with 19 other toys provided by Waukegan children between the ages of 2 and 14 that will go on patrol around the city during the third-annual Toy Ride-Along May 15-21 in hopes of building relationships between police and residents.
Police induced a confession from the teen and he was held for two days at Lake County’s juvenile detention center before proof of the false arrest was provided to authorities and he was released, according to the complaint.