Article: Prosecutor Jack Murphy stands by his convictions

Getting ready to go to work, Jack Murphy paused before a TV set in his North Side home. The big news story the morning of Jan. 30, 1986, was disturbing: A young ex-Marine had been shot and killed during an overnight robbery attempt on a CTA L platform. It was one of those random acts of violence that leaves everyone in the city feeling vulnerable.

Murphy had seen plenty of the dark side of human nature during a tour of duty some years before with the Cook County state's attorney's office. He pushed the murder out of his mind and headed downtown to offices of WBBM-Channel 2. Demanding his attention now were reports of slow ambulance service by fire department paramedics, allegations he ...

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