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Jury acquits son accused of killing father in Burlington Township
Jul 26, 2017 5:58 AM - A Kane County jury took less than three hours Tuesday to acquit a man of the most serious charges filed after the death of his father in February 2016. Daniel R. Rak, 31, hugged Kane County Public Defender Kelli Childress after the jury found him not guilty of first-degree murder and the alternate, lesser charge of involuntary manslaughter. -
Attorney: Investigators rushed to judgment in Burlington man's death
Jul 24, 2017 6:02 PM - Defense attorneys for a man accused of murdering his father last year in his Burlington Township home argued Monday that investigators rushed to judgment. -
Police investigating message on pizza box sent to jurors in murder trial
Jul 22, 2017 7:38 AM - A message in a pizza box threw parties in the Daniel Rak murder trial for a loop Friday, as did finding out an alternate juror had asked a court security officer about whether Rak was being held in jail. -
Burlington Township murder suspect admits to throwing bottle at, punching dad
Jul 20, 2017 6:03 PM - Daniel Rak, on trial for first-degree murder in his father's February 2016 death, told investigators he "hucked" a bottle of vokda at his dad and punched him twice in the face because Jeffrey Rak walked in on his girlfriend taking a bath. Jeffrey Rak's body was found a little over two days later. -
Burlington murder trial focuses on cluttered home; experts coming next
Jul 19, 2017 8:12 PM - The trial of Daniel Rak, accused of killing his father in his Burlington Township home in February 2016, focused Wednesday on the dirty, cluttered conditions in the home and medications present in the elder Rak's bedroom. -
Attorney: Light 'bop' from son didn't kill Burlington Township man
Jul 18, 2017 5:49 PM - Did a facial blow kill a Burlington Township man, or did he die from one of many medical issues he suffered? The trial of Daniel Rak, charged with murdering his father, Jeffrey, began Tuesday. -
Charges stand in Burlington Township murder case
May 12, 2017 3:57 PM - The fact his defense attorney's emails were shared with a state's attorney's office has not "significantly" affected Daniel Rak's right to a fair trial on charges he murdered his father, a Kane County judge ruled Friday. -
Judge to decide if email breach negates murder charge
May 4, 2017 5:25 AM - A Kane County judge is mulling whether an email breach of defense team emails will result in the dismissal of murder charges against a man accused of killing his father in February 2016 in Burlington Township. -
Burlington murder trial delayed two weeks while email fight continues
Apr 11, 2017 5:59 PM - The trial of a Burlington Township man accused of beating his father to death in February 2016 has been delayed while he fights to have the charges dismissed due to privileged emails from his defense team inadvertently being turned over to prosecutors. -
State: Emails for Burlington murder case defense never read, shared
Apr 10, 2017 9:01 PM - A judge denied a move Friday dismiss murder charges against a Burlington Township man accused of killing his father in February 2016. Daniel Rak's defense attorney argued attorney-client confidentiality was violated when Kane County's IT Department inadvertently turned over defense team emails to prosecutors.
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