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Article: QUINTANILLA'S SENTENCING HEARING TO RESUME NEXT WEEK
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- Sun Publications (IL)
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- January 2, 1998
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Childhood friends and relatives of Gerardo Quintanilla describe the convicted killer as a family man who deserves another chance at life.
Quintanilla, 21, who went to Waubonsie Valley High School, faces 20 to 60 years in prison for the murder of 39-year-old Vicki Ososky of Boulder Hill outside an Aurora bar in 1995.
In earlier testimony presented by witnesses for the prosecution, Quintanilla was described as a bully frequently involved in fights.
But during a sentencing hearing Wednesday at the Kane County Judicial Center, Dolores Rodriguez, a cousin of Quintanilla, brought many of his family and friends to tears with her testimony.
"Everybody deserves a chance -- every life is precious, ...