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Sep 26, 2023 · CHICAGO (WBBM) — Cook County prosecutors on Tuesday dropped murder charges against Francisco Benitez, who spent 34 years behind bars before a judge exonerated him last month. Benitez, 52, was released from Cook County Jail last month, after a judge tossed his murder conviction.
Aug 30, 2023 · Judge Sophia Atcherson granted Francisco Benitez’s petition on innocence grounds and gave him a personal recognizance bond, according to a press release from the Exoneration Project. Benitez was just 18 years old when he was arrested on two first-degree murder charges in the April 28, 1989, slayings of Prudencio Cruz and William Sanchez, both 14.
Dec 19, 2023 · On Tuesday, he filed a federal lawsuit accusing former detectives Jerome Bogucki and Raymond Schalk of framing him for murder. Bogucki and Schalk are no longer on the force.
- tafeurer@cbs.com
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- Web Producer, CBS Chicago
- Todd Feurer
Sep 26, 2023 · Benitez, 53, was released on bond last month after Judge Sophia Atcherson vacated his murder conviction in the 1989 fatal shootings of Prudencio Cruz and William Sanchez, both 14. Benitez, who was 18 when he was arrested, has long maintained his innocence.
- Matthew Hendrickson
- Staff Reporter
- mhendrickson@suntimes.com
Congratulations to our client Frankie Benitez on his very deserved exoneration that occurred September 26, 2023. His conviction was vacated by a Cook County judge in August and in September the State dropped charges.
Aug 30, 2023 · CHICAGO (CBS) -- A wrongfully convicted man left the Cook County Jail Tuesday after 34 years behind bars. Francisco Benitez, 52, claimed Chicago police framed him. On Tuesday, his murder...
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Aug 30, 2023 · A Chicago man, Francisco Benitez, has been released from prison after spending 34 years behind bars for a double-murder conviction. The judge vacated his conviction based on evidence presented during a post-conviction relief hearing that supported his claims of innocence.
