Another Mall Shooting (IL)

[ells9824]

TINLEY PARK, Ill. (AP) — "Multiple" victims were found Saturday at a clothing store in a strip mall but there was no sign of the shooter, authorities said. They did not immediately confirm a report that four people had been killed.

Police Sgt. T.J. Grady said officers responding to a 911 call about a shooting at the Brookside Marketplace at about 10:45 a.m. found the shooting victims inside a Lane Bryant store in this Chicago suburb.

http://tinyurl.com/yqwvnq

[impqueen]

I've got a short front page post up on this, and will update it as information comes out and i'm here, whichever :)

Right now, it looks like robbery. Eck.

[The Diabolical Mr. Lieman]

I've got a short front page post up on this, and will update it as information comes out and i'm here, whichever :)

Right now, it looks like robbery. Eck.

Hey babe. Listen, I hate to sound strange, but I actually have a little request for ya. When you post stories, and you post em quick, and lots of em, and thank you for that---but when you do, I would only ask that you tone down the joking. Just, tone it down a LITTLE---Im not criticizing you whatsoever, its not meant as that---its just sometimes I have to skim past over half of the wordcount being smarmy silliness to get to the story, and there are times when the story gets lost with the jokes. Like in the last one, with the gnome thing. Overall, your style is fun, but you let it get out of hand sometime.

Thanks, and dont let this offend you, or overshadow the fact that you post great stories at a good pace, and we all want you to keep it up, or at least certainly I do.

[impqueen]

Hey babe. Listen, I hate to sound strange, but I actually have a little request for ya. When you post stories, and you post em quick, and lots of em, and thank you for that---but when you do, I would only ask that you tone down the joking. Just, tone it down a LITTLE---Im not criticizing you whatsoever, its not meant as that---its just sometimes I have to skim past over half of the wordcount being smarmy silliness to get to the story, and there are times when the story gets lost with the jokes. Like in the last one, with the gnome thing. Overall, your style is fun, but you let it get out of hand sometime.

Thanks, and dont let this offend you, or overshadow the fact that you post great stories at a good pace, and we all want you to keep it up, or at least certainly I do.

Hey babe. Listen, I really appreciate your constructive criticism of my writing. I guess I just wasn't being sensitive to the needs of my readers. I'll really try to suck it back from now on. Granted, I pride myself on being "smarmy" and "silly", because it would suck if I actually wrote anything decent. I've no doubt that the site stats are in the toilet due to my inconsiderate ramblings, and gosh, I hate that. So thanks for letting me know that my writing style is offensive. Being offensive is not at all what we are about here at DD, as you know.

Many true crime blogs are more straight journalism than opinion, and I should probably be more like those guys. I'll keep it in mind, and thanks for your input! :)

[Morbid]

Many true crime blogs are more straight journalism than opinion, and I should probably be more like those guys. I'll keep it in mind, and thanks for your input! :)

Imp, it's like I have been trying to tell you, just copy and paste directly from a news source, then end with "And here is Morbid with the weather..." It will be AWESOME!

[TalkingJesus]

Hey babe. Listen, I hate to sound strange, but I actually have a little request for ya. When you post stories, and you post em quick, and lots of em, and thank you for that---but when you do, I would only ask that you tone down the joking. Just, tone it down a LITTLE---Im not criticizing you whatsoever, its not meant as that---its just sometimes I have to skim past over half of the wordcount being smarmy silliness to get to the story, and there are times when the story gets lost with the jokes. Like in the last one, with the gnome thing. Overall, your style is fun, but you let it get out of hand sometime.

Thanks, and dont let this offend you, or overshadow the fact that you post great stories at a good pace, and we all want you to keep it up, or at least certainly I do.

Hey bud. Listen, I hate to sound rude here but pull the broom stick out of your ass. You see the great thing about this site is that it is filled with "smarmy silliness". If you want uptight reporting, there are plenty of other sites that do that sort of thing. But I for one really enjoy Imp's style of writing, she has a great way of bringing humor to otherwise really fucked up topics. So if you will un-screw that broomstick a few turns, you might find out how much fun the site is as Morbid and Imp continue to improve and evolve it. :D

[Dark Star]

Hey babe. Listen, I hate to sound strange, but I actually have a little request for ya. When you post stories, and you post em quick, and lots of em, and thank you for that---but when you do, I would only ask that you tone down the joking. Just, tone it down a LITTLE---Im not criticizing you whatsoever, its not meant as that---its just sometimes I have to skim past over half of the wordcount being smarmy silliness to get to the story, and there are times when the story gets lost with the jokes. Like in the last one, with the gnome thing. Overall, your style is fun, but you let it get out of hand sometime.

Thanks, and dont let this offend you, or overshadow the fact that you post great stories at a good pace, and we all want you to keep it up, or at least certainly I do.

Hey Mr. Lieman, or should I call you Babe? Geez, I hope you are only of a few that have this opinion. I would hate to see the ImpQueen change her writing style. "Smarmy silliness", I have to say, I totally dig. Some of the shit I read here, some of the shit these crazy humans do, if I didn't laugh about it sometimes, I'd be suicidal.
Shit fire man, Morbid's snarky ass comments is what drew me here. I was crying over the Rowan Ford case (which is when I hopped aboard this "crazy train") and read something Morbid snarked about and laughed out loud. I was in love with the site immediately. The smartass peeps here, the fucking know it alls, the crazies, the sarcastic Imped up writings, it's what makes this site different, and fun...even in all the horror that happens in this world every day. I don't want to sound like one of Imp's biggest fans (I am though), but I truly hope she continues her wonderful writing style.
Hmmm You know this will bring even more attention my glorious ImpQueen *bows*.
Peace,
Hippie

[swivel]

Imp, if you change ANYTHING about your posting style, I will personally come to your house, rape your dog to death, create a front-page story with all the gruesome details, and then post some funny shit about your suffering.

Don't. Fucking. Change.

Unless you really want to, of course. So, I guess my advice is to not take any advice. Ever. From anyone.

OK?

[ells9824]

Hey babe,just a suggestion, if you want it fast and quick try a news ticker. If you want style and wit, well... you know.

Thanks, and dont let this offend you, or overshadow the fact that you post in the forums, and we all want you to keep it up, or at least certainly I do.

[V...]

If this site turns into another one of the "those" sites ... I quit. And I think its safe to say ... others will too. I write and read perfectly written documents all day long. I come here to read stuff written by real people, laugh, relax, cry, drink, read some more, and generally wonder about the human condition. Impqueen, your grammar is fine, and your humour is fantastic. Keep up the good work.

V

[impqueen]

Imp, if you change ANYTHING about your posting style, I will personally come to your house, rape your dog to death, create a front-page story with all the gruesome details, and then post some funny shit about your suffering.

Don't. Fucking. Change.

Unless you really want to, of course. So, I guess my advice is to not take any advice. Ever. From anyone.

OK?

I have this pekingese, see...... knock yourself out. That dog would probably enjoy it.

[The Diabolical Mr. Lieman]

Lol.

Imp, darling, you never offended me one bit. And Im glad you didnt take offense to the post, because it was never meant to be.

I should make it clear that its not the humor that was the sticking point. It was the jokes put into the posts while youre expaining what happened. I just wanted to be crystal clear as to what went down when there are no links. Thats all. I even referenced the gnome joke.

Keep it up, by ALL MEANS, and dont change much. It was just my take. I absolutely dont take offense to these types of stories, lol, and dont get upset by joking about them. If anything, it keeps us grounded sometimes. My bottom line point was, lets get the total story down, the events and what happened, and make them clear as crystal. Thats really all.

You rock, so dont stop. THAT, I want to make clear.

[The Diabolical Mr. Lieman]

Hey bud. Listen, I hate to sound rude here but pull the broom stick out of your ass. You see the great thing about this site is that it is filled with "smarmy silliness". If you want uptight reporting, there are plenty of other sites that do that sort of thing. But I for one really enjoy Imp's style of writing, she has a great way of bringing humor to otherwise really fucked up topics. So if you will un-screw that broomstick a few turns, you might find out how much fun the site is as Morbid and Imp continue to improve and evolve it. :D

You dont even know what youre talking about. But thats ok.

Im in the business of getting critiqued all the time. I didnt do it to offend her, and she didnt take offense by it. Im ok with it, hopefully you can be too. :o

[Rotten Apple]

Damn Imp. There is enough panty throwing in this thread to last you for a few months at least...

[TalkingJesus]

You dont even know what youre talking about. But thats ok.

Im in the business of getting critiqued all the time. I didnt do it to offend her, and she didnt take offense by it. Im ok with it, hopefully you can be too. :o

Ouch that was a snappy comeback, what are we twelve now? ;)

As for your critique, I never said that you did it to offend. But I do think it was quite clear from the posts that followed how people on this site feel about Imp's flair with words.

[The Diabolical Mr. Lieman]

Ouch that was a snappy comeback, what are we twelve now? ;)

As for your critique, I never said that you did it to offend. But I do think it was quite clear from the posts that followed how people on this site feel about Imp's flair with words.

TJ, shut the fuck up already. Nothing was directed toward you, so coming in here and acting like a retard wont help you in any way whatsoever. As far as I know, no one asked you to be any one's savior, so buzz off already. Judging from your posts so far, you're an idiot, so I wont take the time to explain things for you, but I can ask you to try to understand you have nothing to do with this, other than interjecting yourself into this and becoming an annoying presence. It's a dead issue already.

As for Imp, she's done fantastically, IMO, and she has kept her style, along with detailing the story in a very clear manner. Kudos, it's great shit.

[TalkingJesus]

TJ, shut the fuck up already. Nothing was directed toward you, so coming in here and acting like a retard wont help you in any way whatsoever. As far as I know, no one asked you to be any one's savior, so buzz off already. Judging from your posts so far, you're an idiot, so I wont take the time to explain things for you, but I can ask you to try to understand you have nothing to do with this, other than interjecting yourself into this and becoming an annoying presence. It's a dead issue already.

As for Imp, she's done fantastically, IMO, and she has kept her style, along with detailing the story in a very clear manner. Kudos, it's great shit.

Look, Mr. Lemming. I was willing to say my piece and let it go until you came back and called me out. I'd dropped this and moved on, but no, you had to get in the last word and stoop to namecalling in the process. You started this shit in the first place. Your position on Imp's writing has gone from obnoxious to fawning in the number of posts it took you to get your ass kicked by other posters. I haven't seen you comment on a single front page story since I started reading here, so who the fuck are you to come in out of nowhere after months of absence and interrupt a public thread that was about a mall shooting to pontificate on what you consider good writing to be? If you were that interested in improving Imp's writing style you could have handled it privately, so I gather that you enjoy causing drama - you just want to also get in the last word.

I'm finished with you. You're a self important wanker with inflated ideas of your critical prowess. I don't think Imp needs saving at all, but she didn't need your bullshit critique either, and you interjected same. All things being equal, she probably likes me better than you, seeing as I've met her and you haven't. So I'll back off as soon as you do.

Jesus, man. Go borrow ZombieBabe's new glass ass-dildo and loosen the fuck up.

[The Diabolical Mr. Lieman]

Look, Mr. Lemming. I was willing to say my piece and let it go until you came back and called me out. I'd dropped this and moved on, but no, you had to get in the last word and stoop to namecalling in the process.

You're an idiot AND a hypocrite. Last word? I gave you a glancing answer, because you misunderstood the point I was getting at to Imp, not you, and said that ridiculous thing you said about a broom being stuck up my ass. Its understandable, that someone like you wouldnt grasp at what I was getting at, but when you come in saying I have to get the last word in now, after YOU did such things, by saying I was acting like a twelve year old? Well that just makes you a fucking hypocrite, and to me, thats worse than being a fucking moron. You've got them both covered though.

And dont for one second, think that YOU were willing to drop SHIT, because this had nothing to do with you. All you are is a minor annoyance, that has interjected yourself into something you had nothing to do with. Its arrogance for you to think youre anything more than that, really.


You started this shit in the first place. Your position on Imp's writing has gone from obnoxious to fawning in the number of posts it took you to get your ass kicked by other posters.

The fact that you think I got my ass kicked by ANYONE is humorous. The fact that you think this was a fight is even better. Youre honestly so clueless. It'd be sad if it werent funny.


I haven't seen you comment on a single front page story since I started reading here, so who the fuck are you to come in out of nowhere after months of absence and interrupt a public thread that was about a mall shooting to pontificate on what you consider good writing to be?

Listen. Straight up, it doesnt matter when I post. And the fact here, is that youre a nobody. Here, and in life. Only here, you try to be someone. You failed. I will always command more respect here, in life, or anywhere than you'll ever be able to. So it offends me when pieces of shit such as yourself talk to me. Please, go away.


If you were that interested in improving Imp's writing style you could have handled it privately, so I gather that you enjoy causing drama - you just want to also get in the last word.


The first smart thing you said. And for that, my sincere apologies to her, but again, she took it well, and sure, I couldve phrased it better, but I apologize to anyone it offended. But ehhh, whatever. That parts been done for awhile. This is just you, trying to be important, and this is, for you, a very magnificent piece of your life, the way youre standing up to me like this. Only you're an idiot, and it shows.



I'm finished with you.

Lol, no you arent. This is huge for you. You'll read this, and respond, because people like you always do.


You're a self important wanker with inflated ideas of your critical prowess. I don't think Imp needs saving at all, but she didn't need your bullshit critique either, and you interjected same. All things being equal, she probably likes me better than you, seeing as I've met her and you haven't. So I'll back off as soon as you do.


LMAO. Number one, no, she doesnt need saving, I never said she did. Number two, lets get one thing straight. I dont give a FUCK who likes me or who doesnt. You're coming off like a...slave, her slave...or a stalker almost. "Im pretty sure she likes me more than you!?" Listen, asshole, she better, because I dont know her at ALL. The fact that youre not sure says a lot. I would guess that shes embarrassed by you, but is too sweet to tell you. Seriously. And go look at that last sentence in that quote. Youll back off as soon as I do? But...but I thought you were finished with me.

Dude, you havent a clue WHAT you are. You dont even know what this is about anymore. Go fuck yourself, and leave this whole thing alone. It's over. :o

[The Diabolical Mr. Lieman]

Look, Mr. Lemming. I was willing to say my piece and let it go until you came back and called me out. I'd dropped this and moved on, but no, you had to get in the last word and stoop to namecalling in the process.

You're an idiot AND a hypocrite. Last word? I gave you a glancing answer, because you misunderstood the point I was getting at to Imp, not you, and said that ridiculous thing you said about a broom being stuck up my ass. Its understandable, that someone like you wouldnt grasp at what I was getting at, but when you come in saying I have to get the last word in now, after YOU did such things, by saying I was acting like a twelve year old? Well that just makes you a fucking hypocrite, and to me, thats worse than being a fucking moron. You've got them both covered though.

And dont for one second, think that YOU were willing to drop SHIT, because this had nothing to do with you. All you are is a minor annoyance, that has interjected yourself into something you had nothing to do with. Its arrogance for you to think youre anything more than that, really.


You started this shit in the first place. Your position on Imp's writing has gone from obnoxious to fawning in the number of posts it took you to get your ass kicked by other posters.

The fact that you think I got my ass kicked by ANYONE is humurous. The fact that you think this was a fight is even better. Youre honestly so clueless. It'd be sad if it werent funny.


I haven't seen you comment on a single front page story since I started reading here, so who the fuck are you to come in out of nowhere after months of absence and interrupt a public thread that was about a mall shooting to pontificate on what you consider good writing to be?

Listen. Straight up, it doesnt matter when I post. And the fact here, is that youre a nobody. Here, and in life. Only here, you try to be someone. You failed. I will always command more respect here, in life, or anywhere than you'll ever be able to. So it offends me when pieces of shit such as yourself talk to me. Please, go away.


If you were that interested in improving Imp's writing style you could have handled it privately, so I gather that you enjoy causing drama - you just want to also get in the last word.


The first smart thing you said. And for that, my sincere apologies to her, but again, she took it well, and sure, I couldve phrased it better, but I apologize to anyone it offended. But ehhh, whatever. That parts been done for awhile. This is just you, trying to be important, and this is, for you, a very magnificent piece of your life, the way youre standing up to me like this. Only you're an idiot, and it shows.



I'm finished with you.

Lol, no you arent. This is huge for you. You'll read this, and respond, because people like you always do.


You're a self important wanker with inflated ideas of your critical prowess. I don't think Imp needs saving at all, but she didn't need your bullshit critique either, and you interjected same. All things being equal, she probably likes me better than you, seeing as I've met her and you haven't. So I'll back off as soon as you do.


LMAO. Number one, no, she doesnt need saving, I never said she did. Bumber two, lets get one thing straght. I dont give a FUCK who likes me or who doesnt. You're coming off like a...slave, her slave...or a stalker almost. "Im pretty sure she likes me more than you!?" Listen, asshole, she better, because I dont know her at ALL. The fact that youre not sure says a lot. I would guess that shes embarrassed by you, but is too sweet to tell you. Seriously. And go look at that last sentence in that quote. Youll back off as soon as I do? But...but I thought you were finished with me.

Dude, you havent a clue WHAT you are. You dont even know what this is about anymore. Go fuck yourself, and leave this whole thing alone. It's over. :o

[Rotten Apple]

Can both you guys just shut the fuck up already?

The last time I saw two bitches fighting like this was when they were down to one Tickle Me Elmo at Kmart.

Thanks again TJ for dying for my sins and all that junk. (Sorry about going back on that promise when I was 13 to never ever masturbate again if you would make Anthony R fall in love with me.)

And thanks Mr. L for being Diabolical and stuff.

Love you guys! Toodles! :love:

[swivel]

The frustrating thing about getting into a flame-war on the Internet is feeling like you probably have a large crowd, but you don't get to read them. There is a disconnect between the sparring and the witnessing.

In a live fight (or spat), you can gauge the audience reaction to tell how much of an ass you are making of yourself. Online, you keep making posts over and over again, trying to get the last word, and wondering if you are just making shit worse.

Which is why I love the "Thanks" button on this site. It lets the crowd give some feedback. Some cheers, hollars, and jeers.

Judging by that reaction, Mr. Lieman, you came across like an absolute cunt in this thread. Doesn't seem like you meant to, but you probably couldn't have done a better job if you were aiming carefully.

TJ, meanwhile, was being a dick to you just like the rest of us... in defense of a lovely lady that we all adore. Faulting him for that is pretty silly.

Of course, you guys probably don't care to know how you are coming across to me, I just extend the courtesy because I often want to know just how much of a dick I make Morbid look like in our debates, but nobody every chimes in.

Cheers.

[The Diabolical Mr. Lieman]

Can both you guys just shut the fuck up already?

The last time I saw two bitches fighting like this was when they were down to one Tickle Me Elmo at Kmart.

Thanks again TJ for dying for my sins and all that junk. (Sorry about going back on that promise when I was 13 to never ever masturbate again if you would make Anthony R fall in love with me.)

And thanks Mr. L for being Diabolical and stuff.

Love you guys! Toodles! :love:

Hey wait! I think you called me a bitch! Eh--er--


(mopes)

[The Diabolical Mr. Lieman]

The frustrating thing about getting into a flame-war on the Internet is feeling like you probably have a large crowd, but you don't get to read them. There is a disconnect between the sparring and the witnessing.

In a live fight (or spat), you can gauge the audience reaction to tell how much of an ass you are making of yourself. Online, you keep making posts over and over again, trying to get the last word, and wondering if you are just making shit worse.

Which is why I love the "Thanks" button on this site. It lets the crowd give some feedback. Some cheers, hollars, and jeers.

Judging by that reaction, Mr. Lieman, you came across like an absolute cunt in this thread. Doesn't seem like you meant to, but you probably couldn't have done a better job if you were aiming carefully.

TJ, meanwhile, was being a dick to you just like the rest of us... in defense of a lovely lady that we all adore. Faulting him for that is pretty silly.

Of course, you guys probably don't care to know how you are coming across to me, I just extend the courtesy because I often want to know just how much of a dick I make Morbid look like in our debates, but nobody every chimes in.

Cheers.


Well, I can certainly fault him for that, and it wouldnt be silly at all. You and Hippie alluded to the fact that I phrased it poorly in a different way. Hippie seemingly being confused as to why Id post what I did, and you asking her not to change. So no, I didnt take it as anyone being a dick to me, except for him, or Id have taken issue with that.

He is the only one who made a personal attack, and it comes down to that, though I certainly dont care that he did. That, and its offensive when a complete retard does so. It's like getting smacked in the face by a lesser kind, and it just doesnt sit well. It would be easier for me to swallow if it were someone who had a measure of my respect here, which you, Kathy, Hippie, Morbid all do. Thats partially why I backed up, realized my poor wording, and how it came off, and apologized. But good post, and its the kind of post that someone writes intelligently, to let someone know they came off as a dick, which you basically told me. Wait...I got my gender parts wrong. You said I was being a CUNT. :o

Point taken. Imp has my apologies, and TJ is right, that from now on, if I have something to say, I can do it via PM. Other than that, it doesnt excuse him from being a complete waste. :D But thats just my opinion, lol.

[swivel]

Yeah. The reason I called you a cunt was because I thought TJ was being a dick. And seeing you two wrestle around in the thread, plus the fact that sex is always on my mind...

Anyway, you two make a nice couple and my towel is a bit stiffer. Thanks!

[TalkingJesus]

Thanks again TJ for dying for my sins and all that junk. (Sorry about going back on that promise when I was 13 to never ever masturbate again if you would make Anthony R fall in love with me.)

*poof!* You have wine. ;)

[swivel]

If 4 people will please thank me for this post, we will finally surpass the single-thread-thanks record, previously held by ZombieBabe's tittie-thread.

[ells9824]

A parole violator with a resemblance to the man wanted in the quintuple store slaying in Tinley Park was arrested overnight, a law enforcement source said Wednesday morning.

The man, who closely resembled the police sketch of the gunman who killed five women Feb. 2 at a Lane Bryant store, was picked up late Tuesday by the U.S. Marshals' fugitive task force and turned over early Wednesday to the South Suburban Major Crimes Task Force, the source said.

http://tinyurl.com/yt4pjd

[Hellsbells]

Not. http://cbs2chicago.com/local/tinley.park.suspect.2.652793.html

[Lizard]

JESUS CHRIST! I read this whole thread only to find all of it is from February 2008. Man, am I going to have to Google to find out if anyone ever got arrested for this? Erm, I mean the shootings, not the imp/Lieman/TJ shit.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

A mayor, a policeman and a poet. Three men with different backgrounds share common thoughts about the darkest day in southwest suburban Tinley Park’s history, four years ago Thursday.

Like many in the Southland, Tinley Park Mayor Ed Zabrocki, Tinley Park Police Cmdr. Pat McCain and poet Steve Broadway, of Joliet, said they would be thinking of the five women killed by a gunman at the Tinley Park Lane Bryant store on Feb. 2, 2008.

Zabrocki struggles with the fact that no one has come forward with information leading to an arrest. McCain has spent countless hours with other police officials chasing down nearly 7,000 tips. Broadway still mourns a friend, Rhoda McFarland, the store manager who was one of the victims, all of whom were shot execution-style.

“It sticks in your craw because you know there’s someone out there who knows something and is sitting on it. That’s what bothers me most. Here you have five women killed, five families totally disrupted, and it doesn’t bother that person’s conscience,” Zabrocki said.

Zabrocki often thinks of that cold, gray morning at the Brookside Marketplace shopping plaza when then-Police Chief Mike O’Connell, with tears in his eyes, told him, “We’ve got five.”

“That was always on Mike’s mind, solving this case. Every year when the anniversary came up, he’d say, ‘Ed, we’re going to get him this year,’ ” Zabrocki said.

O’Connell died last year, his quest unfulfilled.

Tinley Park police have received 6,602 tips, including 137 in 2011, Zabrocki said.

Some tips are phony, from people with personal vendettas against someone, “but most want to help. We follow up on each and every one,” McCain said.

“Because these women were innocent victims, our detectives aren’t going to give up. I’ve had guys I’ve pulled off the case for various reasons who are upset. Everyone who’s been on it wants to finish it,” McCain said.

Three investigators are assigned full time to the case, McCain said. They’ve chased leads to Texas, North Carolina and London. Nothing has panned out.
[...]

Police have reviewed more than 40,000 cell phone calls routed through two nearby cell towers that day, searching for clues. Another 3,800 await review, Zabrocki said.

“What gets me is the motivation. Why did he do this? Was it a robbery gone bad? Who robs a women’s clothing store at 10:30 in the morning? Wouldn’t there be more money later?” Zabrocki said.

McCain is stumped for the motive.

“I wish there was a clear-cut motive because that would make it easier,” McCain said.

Police have reviewed gun sales in the area. They’ve even reviewed sales of green beads because a woman who survived being shot said the killer wore green beads in his hair.

Broadway thinks it was a robbery that went sour. Perhaps the killer panicked, he said.

Broadway, who turned 50 Wednesday, was a friend of McFarland’s for years. On his 46th birthday, the day before the murders, he ran into McFarland, who gave him a hug and warm wishes.

“The next day, I’m watching CNN and see her photo on the TV,” he said.
[...]

McCain is hopeful, too.

“The thing is, somebody knows. The Palatine thing went on for nine years before somebody came forward,” he said, referring to the “Brown’s Chicken massacre” of 1993 that remained unsolved for nearly a decade.
[...]

The store remains vacant.
http://www.wlsam.com/Article.asp?id=2386307