Still Not a Cover Up?
Bridget Higgins McCarthy and her husband, Kevin McCarthy, found themselves in a tough spot early on the morning of April 25, 2004.
Their friend Richard J. “R.J.” Vanecko, a nephew of Mayor Daley, had just been involved in a drunken confrontation in the Rush Street area that left a 21-year-old man from the suburbs severely injured, the result of a single punch the police would conclude seven years later Vanecko had thrown.
The McCarthys — born into wealth, with a circle of friends that includes Daley’s children, nieces and nephews — knew that their friend R.J. was the guy the police wanted to talk to but hadn’t been able to identify.
But they weren’t telling.
Bridget Higgins McCarthy, 33, is the daughter of developer Jack Higgins and his wife, Marty, who are regulars at high-society gatherings around Chicago. Jack Higgins runs Higgins Development Partners, whose projects have included building the headquarters of the Chicago Police Department and the FBI’s Chicago regional headquarters. The Pritzker family, proclaimed Chicago’s wealthiest, teamed with Higgins to build a Loop skyscraper that includes the headquarters for the family’s Hyatt hotel chain.
Jack and Marty Higgins are friends with Daley and have contributed to his political campaigns. From June 2002 to February 2007, Daley’s son, Patrick Daley, 35, registered to vote from a Gold Coast condo owned by the Higginses.
- The police reinvestigation this year determined that the 6-foot-3, 230-pound Vanecko threw the punch. It also found that Koschman never struck Vanecko and had been arguing not with him but with Denham. Still, the police decided Vanecko had acted in self-defense and formally closed their homicide investigation, declining to ask the Cook County state’s attorney’s office to decide whether to file criminal charges.
Labels: un-fucking-believable
posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
50 Comments:
Chicago now has a criminal version of the "Untouchables". It seems that they have constructed a brick wall to protect Vanecko from investigation and prosecution that extends all the way to a certain white building in Washington, DC.
The unconnected have no chance of getting justice when daley & his croanies are involved in the coverup.
You know who's pushing the self defense angle? The dets and P.O's that sold out to cover this up. Funny how the two. Dets ended up w good clout jobs after retiring. Im sure its just a coincidence. You guys should've got more than that though. You came cheap.
"Its silly,silly,all of its silly. Its really,really super silly"...
Wouldn't be great if ex Mayor Daley, and his son Patrick, could make it a threesome at their new office space at 900 N. Michigan Ave. and invite Richie Vanecko to share the space with them. Richie Vanecko could teach his "self defense" and pension extortion classes and be with family. All three of these mutts were made for each other. The more I read about this story the more disgusting it sounds. I feel so sorry for the mother of the dead young man. She will probably see no justice in her lifetime... if ever.
Different set of rules for different folks. They want everyone else to have high values and high morals but that does not apply to the Daleys and their gangs (they do not have "clans"; "gangs" is more appropriate).
OT but here's another example of a different set of rules for those in power and wealth, and the rest of us.
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/your-money/credit-scores/15credit.html
This is the kind of stuff that started the revolutions in France.
That article should have been retitled, "Clout holds its ground." That's exactly what happened. Although it's doubtful if a charge of murder would have stood up in a courtroom here in Crook County, what these drunken offspring of privilege did was much worse.
Da Retired Mayo has the blood of many on his hands! May God bless the poor sheep who have been led to slaughter by the hands of Da Retired Mayo!!!
And the crime wave by the elitists of Cook County shall continue unabated under the "new" mayor. After all, who is he beholden to? I want to vomit.
I'm sure the guy who jumps on here every time this topic comes up and defends the "investigation", will be on here once again telling us what a shitty case it is. Bad witnesses. No confession. No videotape. No ID'd offender. Not chargeable. Whatever.
Say what you will, but this case was covered up and how the Det's wrote everything up can ruin the case for prosecution, and that's where its at today. Add the "missing" ASA file and, of course, it's a shitty case, but DO NOT try to tell us that this Vanecko mutt wasn't RESPONSIBLE for this kids death.
It's damn embarrassing.
Everyone should call their aldercreatures and tell them to not authorize vehicles, body guards or vehicle guarding resident for Daley and his wife. Tell family memebrs to call. Tell friends to call. Maybe if enough calls are made the adlercreatures will think twice about this scam.
With 3 pensions and over a $1 million in his campaign fund that he can tap, Daley has enough money to buy his own vehicles and hire guards.
I believe that the Hon. Rosemary Grant Higgins - Cook County Judicial Circuit Court - Criminal Division is also related by marriage.
1:19
you should read more- but try to comprehend more- this is not the same person who ripped off our pension- there are two Vaneko brothers!
And Cozzi sits in a federal prison.
Fuck all of these Democrats.
If I recall correctly, back in 92 when Patrick Daley smashed that kid in the head with the bat, RJ Vanecko was charged with aiming a shotgun at a crowd.
That entire crew is just straight up punks and thugs.
(and for your googling pleasure, I believe they misspelled his name "R.J. Vanecho" in the article)
It's too bad the victim's mother never filed a civil suit. At least the truth might have come out.
The detectives put Vanecko in several lineups and Koschman's friend couldn't pick him out. In one line up, the witness picked out the police filler. Self defense theories are irrelevant. If you don't have a positive ID, you don't have a case. Period. End of story. Why do these reporters keep ripping open the mother's wounds. They clearly don't understand the law or evidence required to charge someone with a crime. Everyday we see cases where we know the offender did it but we don't have evidence nits frustrating but it's the way it goes sometimes.
It's time to move on. These reporters aren't the least bit concerned about the mother or the kid who died. Their only agenda is to swipe at Richie. He is gone. Move on.
The Higgins also have a home in Grand Beach. Right by the Ex Mayo
The only way to clear this up is for the Cook County States's attorney to hold a grand jury and whistle all of the witnesses, detectives and felony review to testify. But, you know that is not going to happen! It is now probably beyond the statute of limitations to charge the witnesses with obstruction, which is what they should have been charged with . Maybe, Lisa Madigan can do this with her office?
Hmmm, to all daleys fanboys who said this wasn't dirty. Fuck you. The detectives involved are scum for doing this. The S.A. office are just as bad for letting it go. I hope that eventually R.J. and daley (you bet your ass he knew all the details) meet the karma they so richly deserve.
This incident needs to be kept on the front burner. How can this be self defense when Vanecko never would even give a statement? He ran and hid. All the others cover up for him. Bring the facts before a Grand Jury and let them decide if he should be charged. That won't happen because it wiould be a true bill. Let the chips fall where they may. There is no justice for the little guy
Why isn't a special grand jury convened to hear the evidence and settle the matter once and for all?
I think you need to research further into the McCarthy side of the family tree.
DID ANYONE CHECK THOSE OLD CABINETS WITH DETECTIVE FILES IN THE AREA?
EVERY AREA I WALK INTO LOOKS LIKE A SWAP-ARAMA WITH ALL THE CRAP CHAIRS AND FUNKY LOOKING CABINET.
AND THE DICKS ARE SUPPOSED TO WORRY ABOUT FILES AFTER THEY RETIRE!
Although it's doubtful if a charge of murder would have stood up in a courtroom here in Crook County, what these drunken offspring of privilege did was much worse.
5/17/2011 02:20:00 AM
first, involuntary manslaughter.
then, the civil liability.
i wonder which they fear more.
If it were police officers...... Puncher charged with first degree and all officers on scene federally charged
The Chicago Sun-Times said...
"But they weren’t telling."
"No one knows how things might have turned out if they had."
"Whether Vanecko might have been charged with a crime, or perhaps cleared seven years earlier than he ultimately was by detectives who decided earlier this year that they wouldn't seek criminal charges."
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So, we know that the ORIGINAL Det's on this case retired and got nice political jobs to supplement their pensions.
Gee, I can't imagine why any RE-investigation of the case would turn out differently, can you?
And then there's that missing file at the State's Attorney's office... where do you suppose Anita Alverez had that thing buried?
Hmmmm...
Anyone who thinks all of this is just a coincidence is just frickin STUPID!
Nothing to see here please move along, oh yeah, can i get an event number squad.
Well the statute of limitations is passed on most of the potential charges here.
How about a Federal charge of conspiracy? It's likely a stretch, but what the hell. It would be fun watching it.
It doesn't really matter who he was arguing with. The question you've got to ask yourself is if this was a regular citizen - take away all the 'who they know' crap -would you get this guy charged? Yes or no? It ends there in my mind. You would not get charges.
Where are the feds?
This shows everyone what the Daley mob can do, especially when it happens in Chicago. If that baseball bat beating that took in Michigan happen here you wouldn't have known about it, because of full control and cover-ups. The Daley group still has a lot of power. Its going to take a few more new mayors before the Daley power is diminished. After retirement I will be the last of four generations to live in Chicago.
Seems like Patrick lived rent free in a Gold Coast apartment for 5 years compliments of the Higgins family. I wonder what the Higgins fam got in return. Contracts, contracts, contracts!! UNBELIEVABLE!!
My family wouldn't need law enforcement to get justice. I would take care of it my self. It seems to work out for the shitheads.
"McDonald, too, is a friend of Daley’s children, nieces and nephews. The police never talked with her, according to the detectives’ reports. She declined to comment to the Sun-Times.
Vanecko, now 36 and living in Southern California, also has never spoken with the police."
Call me naive, but I never knew that before. Wow.
5/17/2011 07:37:00 AM
The lineup was a month later, allegedly the detectives KNEW vanecko had changed his appearance, so do you if you've been following this. The lineup was bullshit.
"Bridget Higgins McCarthy, 33, is the daughter of developer Jack Higgins and his wife, Marty, who are regulars at high-society gatherings around Chicago. Jack Higgins runs Higgins Development Partners, whose projects have included building the headquarters of the Chicago Police Department and the FBI’s Chicago regional headquarters. The Pritzker family, proclaimed Chicago’s wealthiest, teamed with Higgins to build a Loop skyscraper that includes the headquarters for the family’s Hyatt hotel chain.
"Jack and Marty Higgins are friends with Daley and have contributed to his political campaigns. From June 2002 to February 2007, Daley’s son, Patrick Daley, 35, registered to vote from a Gold Coast condo owned by the Higginses."
Incest is by far cleaner and more straightforward...
...and it's not as though we're actually rid of any of these people, "new mayor" or not. They keep plugging each other into different sockets, like light bulbs being switched around.
It's not decent.
Anonymous said...
I believe that the Hon. Rosemary Grant Higgins - Cook County Judicial Circuit Court - Criminal Division is also related by marriage.
5/17/2011 05:53:00 AM
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I don't think you are right here. The judge is a southside whos dad was a firefighter. Along with 2 of her brothers. The one brother William is a LODD being killed at 59th & wentworth in an accident with a school bus. The Higgins in her name comes from her husband who is a retired cop that worked on the southside, I believe in 007 and is one hell of a guy if you ever meet him. If he was related Isomething tells me he would of been able to climb the ladder to top cop if he wanted to.
There is no file on this case because he(Vanecko)was not identified. The Felony Review SA Darren O'Brien would ABSOLUTELY not be part of any political BS. HE obviously has not been promoted since ANITA took over?
The death was classified as a homicide, the case is still open and further investigation is needed, but get the job right this time, Daley is no longer the Mayor
The punch to the victim caused his death and this punch was from a subject 6-03, 230lbs, the matter should have been sent to the Grand Jury with the facts of the case but the fix was in
Anonymous said...
The detectives put Vanecko in several lineups and Koschman's friend couldn't pick him out. In one line up, the witness picked out the police filler. Self defense theories are irrelevant. If you don't have a positive ID, you don't have a case. Period. End of story. Why do these reporters keep ripping open the mother's wounds. They clearly don't understand the law or evidence required to charge someone with a crime. Everyday we see cases where we know the offender did it but we don't have evidence nits frustrating but it's the way it goes sometimes.
It's time to move on. These reporters aren't the least bit concerned about the mother or the kid who died. Their only agenda is to swipe at Richie. He is gone. Move on.
5/17/2011 07:37:00 AM
^^Time to move on? Her kid is dead and you're telling her to move on? The media "ripping open the mother's wounds" is looking for answers. They're looking for the truth. The mother is looking for justice. A lack of evidence to bring charges in a death investigation means one thing: get more evidence. It doesn't mean boo hoo, another one got away. If you're a cop, you sicken me. This stuff doesn't happen if Joe Public or even Joe Cop does what Vanecko did: finger-pointing between gov't offices w/hot potato investigation control, "lost" files, SA's independent investigation refusal, and a conclusion of self-defense when the suspect won't even talk to police and ran from the scene! You must be drinking the koolaid. In this city, really??? I'd bet my salary that if Vanecko or one of these other chosen ones got punched (and later died) the perp would be locked up today. At a minimum, they wouldn't have "lost" any files and would have put some kind of charge on him.
You know who's pushing the self defense angle? The dets and P.O's that sold out to cover this up. Funny how the two. Dets ended up w good clout jobs after retiring. Im sure its just a coincidence. You guys should've got more than that though. You came cheap.
5/17/2011 12:41:00 AM
If you have evidence of impropriety by any detective or police officer,come forward with it. If you don't come forward, then the assumption is you do not have any evidence. Therefore, stick with what you know, which isn't much.
Rush Street Sucker Puncher.
Pension Stealer.
Hiding Behind "Friends" ?
Protected By Clout.
"For He's A Jolly Good Fellow,For He's A Jolly Good Fellow"
"With All Our Rage.....We Are Still Just Rats, In A Cage"
the law of karma will pay back.
Why wasn't the witness arrested and charged with an obstruction charge???????
Any detective want to answer this?? Just wondering if a witness is evasive and changes the story a couple of times to throw off the investigation then why wouldn't the detectives arrest these people and send them through the system? Not saying it would do much but it would send a message that constantly lying to the investigators during a HOMICIDE investigation will not tolerated.
While BILL COZZI rots in a shit prison the daley family tradition of murder and mayhem continues unabated! Now richie and patty boy are sharing an office,wonder what billion dollar contracts will they receive as a gift from barry for taking care of his boy rahmbo?
48 Hours went after CCSA on Saturday. An old murder case they still decline to prosecuite even though they have DNA evidence.
The doer (male) and victim (female) were teens. He was friends with her brother. He left Glenview for LA after the murder and is thought to be a serial killer by LAPD.
LA Detective said if investigators and CCSA had done their job, at least 3 women killed in LA would still be alive. Kept showing CCSA officer with Anita's photo. Bet she ripped someone a new one.
Anonymous said...
It's too bad the victim's mother never filed a civil suit. At least the truth might have come out.
5/17/2011 06:39:00 AM
The "truth would have come out?" How's that? In Cook County Court? Truth? In a lawsuit against a Daley family member? The judges are all slated by John Daley and Ed Burke remember. Truth? That's good.
You want truth, ask your dog if he likes you. There is no truth or justice in Cook County Circuit Court. Unless you are connected. Then you write the truth as you see fit.
The guillotine was invented for people like the Daley's.
How would the investigation have turned out If Vanceko was the punchee and Koschman was the puncher. HMMM me thinks Koschman would be Joliet enjoying his bunckmate and the McCartheys would have been charged with obstruction.
Why wasn't the witness arrested and charged with an obstruction charge???????
Any detective want to answer this?? Just wondering if a witness is evasive and changes the story a couple of times to throw off the investigation then why wouldn't the detectives arrest these people and send them through the system? Not saying it would do much but it would send a message that constantly lying to the investigators during a HOMICIDE investigation will not tolerated.
5/17/2011 09:34:00
There are two obstacles: the bosses and Felony Review.
Anonymous said...
Anonymous said...
I believe that the Hon. Rosemary Grant Higgins - Cook County Judicial Circuit Court - Criminal Division is also related by marriage.
5/17/2011 05:53:00 AM
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I don't think you are right here. The judge is a southside whos dad was a firefighter. Along with 2 of her brothers. The one brother William is a LODD being killed at 59th & wentworth in an accident with a school bus. The Higgins in her name comes from her husband who is a retired cop that worked on the southside, I believe in 007 and is one hell of a guy if you ever meet him. If he was related Isomething tells me he would of been able to climb the ladder to top cop if he wanted to.
They are all full of shit...
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