Long Overdue
This could get interesting:
- The special prosecutor appointed to investigate the 2004 death of a man during a drunken confrontation with a nephew of then-Mayor Richard Daley’s said today he has convened a grand jury but offered no timetable for when the investigation will be completed.
Dan Webb, a former U.S. attorney, was appointed to investigate the death of David Koschman nearly three months ago.
Speaking today at the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse following an unrelated court appearance , Webb told reporters a grand jury with full subpoena powers and the power to compel witnesses to testify under oath is hearing evidence. Webb has put together a team of attorneys to work on the case, which he acknowledged was complicated by the years since the violent death.
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posted by SCC at 12:01 AM
45 Comments:
Another Machine charade to get Daley/Vanecko cleared.
How many coppers are going to fall on the sword for this coverup?
There are a few retirees sweating this.
I hope they find out that a coverup came from the 5th floor and Devine's office and they all get jammed up.
Eight years after the incident occurred and now a rush to the Grand Jury before the November election.
Hmmmm!
You mean the Daley family can't just kill people on the street any more and get away with it with coverups?
Next you'll tell me that his son can hit people in the head with a bat in Michigan and his nephew can't lose our pension money.
Can Patrick still get sewer contracts or hide out in Russia until the heat dies down?
Justice for Koschman!
If a Chicago copper killed this kid, he would have already served 8 years of a 50 year sentence.
Clout Rules! It's the Chicago Way!
The investigative work is being "complicated by the years since the violent death!" What a crock of shit! My guess is that Daley's nephew will be let off the hook and Webb's Grand Jury will put the blame on the police.
Truly, the fucking newspapers and other media outlets are worthless, as worthless as Shortshanks and Tiny Dancer. They will only investigate what they are told they can investigate. In the meantime, the guilty go free.
I plead the FIF!
i bet if daley's kid was in that lineup it would have played out differently.
Who has Dan Webb defended? What a disappointment he is. This will go nowhere. He is part of The Machine.
A lovely nod to Mrs Korschman --she deserves the regard but I doubt if it is going to go anywhere. She has been abused by the Daley family and the system.
I'll believe Webb is on the up and up, when he prosecutes vanecko. webb's reputation is built on his prosecution of scum as much as it is for defending rich political scum. I'll take a wait and see approach...
I call 3.
Hi SCC: Is this one of those deals where pretty much everyone on the force knows what really happened and if the powers that be would just be willing to ask the right people the right questions, or is it truly a murky mystery?
I'll put a 100 on the under
First one to take the 5th wil probably be Darren O'Brien.
$100 on the under
You can take the fifth at the grand jury. And, the special prosecutor can also offer you limited immunity. If he does and you still refuse to testify you are going to jail . If Veneckos friends take the fifth he will be indicted.
7/19/2012 12:08:00 AM
Dick Devine was the second most corrupt Cook County States Attorney, only second to Richard M Daley.
Nice job covering this homicide up Dick. Hopefully you get subpoenaed and indicted.
Will Anita Alvarez continue to obstruct justice in this homicide coverup?
The States Attorneys Office is filled with political hacks from the 13th & 19th Wards that would sell their soul for advancement.
Anonymous said...
The investigative work is being "complicated by the years since the violent death!" What a crock of shit! My guess is that Daley's nephew will be let off the hook and Webb's Grand Jury will put the blame on the police.
Truly, the fucking newspapers and other media outlets are worthless, as worthless as Shortshanks and Tiny Dancer. They will only investigate what they are told they can investigate. In the meantime, the guilty go free.
7/19/2012 12:34:00 AM
50 year old homicide cases are routinely prosecuted across the USA.
The Peterson Schuessler case is a recent example here.
Anything to coverup for the Daley murderers.
Is this why Dick Devine stepped down?
daley & nephew just checked into the medical facility where JJj is recuperating. They said their moral compass was broke, they now want what's left removed.
Don't ya just love it !!!
The cops that are dirty on this are worse than Daley.
How does that sit with the rest of the department, knowing that you work with shitheads? I can't imagine that sits very well with you good cops, does it.
Watch out who you are calling sheeple.....most of you are just as sheepish as the next one. Maybe someone will step forward to help right a wrong?
Justice for Koschman!
7/19/2012 12:27:00 AM
The motion is seconded.
Here's a couple of questions inquiring minds want to know. Who was the Rush street detail Lieutenant in charge that evening? And where is that person now?!HMMMMM
Didn't Webb work for Daley?
It's odd that he hasn't been in the news lately. Maybe he in Russia just like daleys kid left after the sewer company debacle. Some where out there, there is a sphincter trying to tighten up and the only sound coming out is steam from vanecko. Syrup or jelly
Where is the ASA felony file ? That's enough to say the fix was in on this case, check who was assigned the case and merit promotions since the case, the Chicago Way
Anonymous said...
i bet if daley's kid was in that lineup it would have played out differently.
7/19/2012 04:12:00 AM
Back in the 90s a friend of mine did pr for the owners of a Lincoln Park bar where P Daley got in a fight and threw stuff around.
They called her after the police "escorted" him out and asked her what to do. Her resonse: "Forget it ever happened if you want to keep your liquor license. If the media calls, you cannot confirm anything."
That's why the Daley spawn have been able to act as they have; people who are/were shit on by them are/were more afraid of loosing a license, a job, etc., than serving justice on the little shits.
Vanecko didn't kill the kid. He wasn't even there that night. He showed up to confuse the witnesses. The one who killed the kid, and later joined the Army to hide out, was
PATRICK DALEY, the Mayor's son!!!
All of these are just for show!!! Vanecko will never be charge. There is a loop hole in place for them to use to defend themselves. Actually they have figured the loop hole first before they will actually charge him then drop the charges because of technicality.
Webb is an insider now. Part of the combine. He ain't gonna find nothin'.
If Patrick Daley KILLED Koschman he should be sitting in Menard.
Was the Koschman homicide even counted as a homicide in 2004?
Pam Zekman or should look into this.
patrick daley was the guy who hit him you can bet on that
Dan Web and you think this is a good thing???
Have you forgotten that as soon as Dan Web lost his spot as a AUSA he flipped and became a defense Attorney?
Have you forgotten that the majority of those he represented were all connected to the Chicago Machine.
Daley could not have picked a better Special Investigator to finally get rid of the Vanecko case.
Just wait until they get Maria Maher in there...
Hi SCC: Is this one of those deals where pretty much everyone on the force knows what really happened and if the powers that be would just be willing to ask the right people the right questions, or is it truly a murky mystery?
7/19/2012 07:14:00 AM
-You, sir, are an idiot. If you weren't there you don't know what happened. And just like the whole of the media you are willing and ready to throw good detectives and police officers under the bus to satisfy some perverted need to screw the Daley family any way you can, no matter the cost.
There are a few retirees sweating this.
7/19/2012 12:05:00 AM
- I'm one of those retirees, and I'm not sweating. I KNOW we did nothing wrong.
Where is the ASA felony file ? That's enough to say the fix was in on this case, check who was assigned the case and merit promotions since the case, the Chicago Way
7/19/2012 12:29:00 PM
- Yes, look for the felony file...if there was a fix it was there. The detectives assigned to the case: retired as detectives - no promotions.
The Sergeant: retired as a sergeant - no promotions.
The Lieutenant: retired as a lieutenant - no promotions.
Sloppy and slow and stupid detective work is what most see just from reading the investigative steps written in the news and reading what detectives said to the news. Especially because area 3 was always vastly lower in homicides than other areas, they should have been on top of this constantly from day one. A coverup on purpose done through low quality detective work? I don't know, but something stinks here.
Anonymous said...
patrick daley was the guy who hit him you can bet on that
7/19/2012 05:28:00 PM
And you know this exactly how? I'm no fan but how would the Vanecko clan take the fall for Patrick Daley? I believe they would not.
Wonder why Fitzgerald left his Federal Prosecutor job? Daley had reached the right people to make sure this investigation stayed at the state level. Many people were involved in this mess including Federal as well as State Polictians. Dan Web can't be trusted. Now that Fitz is unemployed he should of been the right person to handle this investigation. Sun Times keep searching.
There’s no indication that detectives tried to interview McCarthy’s wife, who is the daughter of developer Jack Higgins, whose projects have included building the headquarters of the Chicago Police Department and the FBI’s Chicago regional headquarters.
Isn't Domestic Violence Judge, Rosemary Grant Higgins related to the Higgins family?
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