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A first-degree murder trial for Benjamin Reed of Thayer was scheduled to begin Monday. Deidre Silas was killed during a welfare check on six children
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Deidre Silas, a child protection specialist with DCFS, was killed after visiting a home alone in January 2022.
Jeffrey Martin, of Normal, is charged in two felony cases dating back to 2017 when he was arrested for allegedly raping an elderly woman with whom he was staying.
Jeffrey Martin’s practice of hiring and firing his lawyers continued on Friday as a Chicago attorney was allowed to sever ties with the case, leaving Martin to serve as his own lawyer on sexual assault and child pornography charges pending since 2016.