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EPISODE · Sep 30, 2019 · 56 MIN

Brown's Chicken Massacre (part 1 of 2)

from Crimelines® True Crime · host Crimelines True Crime

On January 8. 1993, the owners of a Brown’s Chicken restaurant in Palatine, Illinois and five of their employees were gunned down shortly after close. Though DNA and palm prints were left at the scene, the case grew cold. Then, nearly nine years after the massacre, two women came forward to point the finger at two men. Both men confessed but now claim they’re innocent. Link to profiles of the victims: http://prev.dailyherald.com/special/brownschicken/index.asp Thank you to today's sponsors: Check out The Box of Oddities here: https://www.himalaya.com/BOO Enter promo code BOX for a FREE month of premium content from the Box of Oddities! Fabfitfun.com promo code CRIMELINES for $10 off your first box! hellofresh.com/crimelines80 promo code: crimelines80 for $80 off! brooklinen.com promo code CRIMELINES for 10% off and free shipping! Research by Haley Gray Music by Scott Buckley Editing by Chaes Gray Cover art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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On January 8. 1993, the owners of a Brown’s Chicken restaurant in Palatine, Illinois and five of their employees were gunned down shortly after close. Though DNA and palm prints were left at the scene, the case grew cold. Then, nearly nine years after the massacre, two women came forward to point the finger at two men. Both men confessed but now claim they’re innocent. Link to profiles of the victims: http://prev.dailyherald.com/special/brownschicken/index.asp Thank you to today's sponsors: Check out The Box of Oddities here: https://www.himalaya.com/BOO Enter promo code BOX for a FREE month of premium content from the Box of Oddities! Fabfitfun.com promo code CRIMELINES for $10 off your first box! hellofresh.com/crimelines80 promo code: crimelines80 for $80 off! brooklinen.com promo code CRIMELINES for 10% off and free shipping! Research by Haley Gray Music by Scott Buckley Editing by Chaes Gray Cover art by Lars Hacking from Rusty Hinges Podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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