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If you'd like to read what we consider to be the most in-depth and thorough investigation of how Anthony Porter got away with a double murder and managed to get rid of the Illinois Death Penalty under false pretenses via skillful media manipulation, then click on this link RIGHT HERE.
We have no idea where to begin quoting the lengthy article, and if we did, it would be unfair the the writing as a whole. We first became aware of this article being under construction when we stumbled across a series of YouTube videos by a CPD Officer, Martin Preib.
Preib, an author of some renown apparently, skillfully presented interviews with people we had never heard of, taking down the entire Porter case and the circus surrounding it. The blog posting linked above appears to be the culmination of the investigative work that no one in the media bothered to do at the time. Porter was guilty as hell, yet managed to get sprung, created a celebrity persona and managed a media campaign to turn justice upon her head.
Set aside a bit of time today and read it.
UPDATE: Some of our copy/paste went awry and duplicated a section of the writing. We tightened it up
We have no idea where to begin quoting the lengthy article, and if we did, it would be unfair the the writing as a whole. We first became aware of this article being under construction when we stumbled across a series of YouTube videos by a CPD Officer, Martin Preib.
Preib, an author of some renown apparently, skillfully presented interviews with people we had never heard of, taking down the entire Porter case and the circus surrounding it. The blog posting linked above appears to be the culmination of the investigative work that no one in the media bothered to do at the time. Porter was guilty as hell, yet managed to get sprung, created a celebrity persona and managed a media campaign to turn justice upon her head.
Set aside a bit of time today and read it.
UPDATE: Some of our copy/paste went awry and duplicated a section of the writing. We tightened it up
Labels: un-fucking-believable
posted by SCC at 12:03 AM
76 Comments:
Great job Marty, really great work. Keep it up, just don't blame Northwestern's football team: just Protess and his ilk at Medill.
Damn. That's some solid work right there.
Impressive stuff.
I just watched Bill Crawford 3 on Youtube, God help us.
Well of course the media has always been anti-death penalty. That's not new. The media is more liberal than most liberals, and they work hard to promote their own agenda.
Disgusting!
Marty went through hell to get this story told. One of the smartest men I've ever known. Glad his hard work has paid off.
No joke - this is a must read.
Eric Zorn needs to write an apology column.
Protess and Ciolino need to be exposed for the frauds they are.
And someone needs to get that Simon guy out of prison - maybe "The Innocence Project" could free the guy they helped set up???
Unbelievable.
That is a well written article. Good job by Preib.
Preib,a excellent writer and one who knows of what he speaks of,bravo,,,
SCC,
Thanks so much for the post.
This article came from a book I have written, about the Porter case and several others, that just became available, called Crooked City, on Amazon. Obviously, I'd be grateful for any interest in it.
Thanks Again. I think that currently there are a great deal of positive trends that will help end the abuses in this movement.
A real hero in this story is retired journalist Bill Crawford, who taught me much of what I know about the Porter case. Crawford has spent years fighting to get this story out. No one in Chicago's media would touch this story except for New City.
His in-depth account of the Porter travesty, called Chimera, is on my website, crookedcity.org Well worth the read. Totally fascinating.
Thanks again, SCC.
Marty Preib
Can someone please fill me in since I was not at the last meeting. Did rich agular get brought up on charges? If so, what for? Like to know before I cast my vote. Thanks.
SCC, this has been covered on local talk radio. I believe it was on the Roe and Roeper show. Ciolino was on calling this guy Marty a total fraud. I know Porter is guilty. That being said lots of heavy hitters covering this one up.
I personally have a problem with the university football team and disagree with the comment about leaving sports out of it. The university hates law enforcement and I will not support their football team.
yes great job its just the tip of the icebnerg on all the false bs by lovey and peoples law office
eric zorn should give his Pulitzer to Prieb who actually did the "investigative journalism".
Did this really happen??????
The Arson/murder case of Madison Hobley(sp) is also an example of the same thing. When Hobley was sprung an ATF agent had prepared a federal case against him but the US Attorney wimped out on the prosecution. The scumbag kills his wife and kids and skates. There will be a special place in hell for him!
Great Article
Thanks Marty, All I ever wanted is to set the record straight. By your work, you not only helped me but all of the other hard working former detectives who worked these homicide cases. As the article states, my partner,Dennis Gray and I got accused of not only misconduct but violations of the criminal code. If one, not only followed the timeline of our investigation but the whole investigation itself, one can see that Dennis and I were not guilty of any wrong doings! People lied about us, and if they lied about Dennis and I, who else are they lying about????? Ret. Sgt Charles W Salvatore
don't y'all worry about the media, obama has a 'fix' in progress as i
type.
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Obama Administration Embeds "Government Researchers" To Monitor Media Organizations
Submitted by Mike Krieger of Liberty Blitzkrieg blog,
Last week, I highlighted the fact that the latest Press Freedom Index showcased a 13 point plunge in America’s press freedom to an embarrassing #46 position in the global ranking. If the authoritarians in the Obama Administration have their way, this country is set to fall much further in next year’s index.
Incredibly, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is set to roll out something called the Critical Information Needs study, which will embed government “researchers” into media organizations around the nation to make sure they are doing their job properly.
No this isn’t “conspiracy theory.” It is so real, and represents such a threat to the First Amendment, that a current FCC commissioner, Ajit Pai, recently wrote an Op-Ed in the Wall Street Journal, warning Americans of this scheme. He writes:....
more;
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2014-02-20/obama-administration-embeds-government-researchers-monitor-media-organizations
Just read the article, really well done. Ordered the book through amazon also. Very interesting stuff.
Ciolino is a cop hating wannabe. He couldn't conduct a legit investigation if his life depended on it.
Disciplined by at least two state regulatory agencies, unlicensed practice, he is quite literally the best investigator that money can buy
The duty of socialists is to practice subversion in order to undermine society. That's why they support all manner of debauchery. What's bad is good to them. Do you recall Northwestern having a live sex show for their students? Yes, this is what the parents were paying for. Protess' students offered sex to their "witnesses" for a new version of the story. Does this sound like good investigative technique?
When they paint the police as bad and the gangsters as good, they are merely doing their job as good socialists. You vote for them when you vote democratic.
Northwestern has Bill Ayers' wife, a communist revolutionary with blood on her hands, as a law professor. What did you expect out of them with their journalism department? The media is a propaganda branch of the socialists who want to break America.
Now you see what you get for supporting the democratic machine.
Man, I can't think of a better story for season 2 of true detective.
A good read.
Now, when is the CCSA going to move to free Mr. Simon?
And, when will the Corp Council step up and fight back on all of the useless lawsuits against officers.
Very good job Officer Preib.
Doesn't the Governor work for us the people. I've never understood how one man can make such a momentous decision as abolishing the death penalty without putting it to a public vote. The majority of folks in Illinois still want the death penalty. Someone educate me, without criticism, how one man can speak for us all on such an important issue.
What a great article. What I wouldn't pay to have reporters of this caliber working for the news rags in this city. I might even read one of the papers instead of using it to pick up dog shit.
I'm retired, worked in a district bounded by area 1 in that time frame, saw Salvatore on the job and respected his demeanor and professionalism on the job, also years later arrested a hooker in attorney Rimlands stolen car, when he came to station to get it, refused to prosecute her as she said he would, made me think he layed with the dogs he defended.
Journalism? In New City? Really?
That was an excellent, well written article. One thing that struck me as odd though, is the difficulty of getting the states attorney to approve charges during the initial murder investigation, yet it seems that the states attorney had no problem believing Protess and his students without question.
FTA: "After Protess and his students announced Porter was innocent and Simon was guilty, and prosecutors accepted their claims, things got even worse for the detectives."
Why is it that the ASA's make seasoned detectives jump through hoops to approve charges but don't do the same for some liberal college professor and his Nancy Drew wannabe students?
Great piece of writing...disgusting story, that POS professor and his minions should all be thrown in jail next to the guy they coerced to take the fall. And in the end, what truly counts is that God knows the truth and his wrath shall fall upon them tenfold.
Psycho killer Anthony Porter should have been Worm Food a long time ago. As to *professor* David Protess, that lying leftist puke should be doing time in Stateville for what he pulled on the legal system and citizens of Illinois.
+++ an aside: George Ryan didn't give two shits about Porter or any alleged 'wrongly convicted' convict, on Death Row or otherwise. He used them and that bullshit Death Penalty moratorium as props for his upcoming Federal Trial; he knew he was going to be indicted and facing a stretch in Federal Prison and wanted to sway the Judge and Jury as to his 'good deeds' -- which the asshole eventually tried, but it didn't work, thank God.
Anx the witchhunt of of the "midnight crew" continues
Can the Detectives go after Protess and Ciolino and sue them? Maybe after Northwestern University who employed them, or at least Protess. Recoup money paid out by the city.
I'm not sure who to fucking hate more? Protess and the Innoshit project or Eric Zorn and that liberal piece of toilet tissue the Tribune.
Either way, they are both liberal run establishments with a proven anti law enforcement motivation and audience. Why isn't our piece of shit media and or states atty's office holding anyone accountable for these atrocities ?
Oh that's right this is Chicago and Cook County, my bad. They are too busy running with a story about a guy who was a cop 20 fucking years ago.
Martin Preib's book is The Wagon and Other Stories from the City (Chicago Visions and Revisions). Insightful, and of considerable literary merit. Highly recommended.
I am anti-death penalty, retired former police officer/detective. I know Salvatore for many years and he is an honest, forthright individual who would never torture or intimidate witnesses and would never add false hoods to his reports.Protess anc ciolina have been shown to be liars and inept at an investigation. Ciolina even wrote a book" In The Company of Giants" about wrongful convictions. You should read it sometime. Yes, there are innocent people in jail, some estimates as high as 10%, some as low as 5%. Yes, there are poor investigations by the police, but most are well done with good safeguards by prosecutors ( generally). Eric Zorn, a left wing liberal will never write an apology, for anything. It is not in his nature. The fact that he based a column on hearsay speaks for itself. Quinn? Well we all have out opinion of him. Former Gov. convict who freed these convicted murders? Disgraced as he should have been. Most of the things written about wrongful convictions were colored by the burge cases, some of which were pretty bad. Now, every case that came through area 2/3 during the 70s & 80s claim torture by detecttives who worked under burge. hard to sort out 20 to 30 years later. My hat goes off for this article.
This is an amazing account of doing the job correctly,persevering and proving your integrity,and the truth shined,the Sun was on the C.P.D. For the courage of those officers which represents what the job stands for!
It is a shame this did not come out and become more well known before now.
Agenda driven radical “justice” academic cabals coupled with personal wealth enhancement seeking lawyers routinely exercise questionable, often unethical and sometimes criminal behaviors in these so called innocence and wrongful convictions made for t.v. productions. These “ truth ” seekers and righteous minded loons often clothe themselves in mantra suggesting justice, fairness, equity and the correction of civil rights injustices. They proclaim these values as their cause. In reality, it’s the money and the expected payouts which are the true motivators. Money talks. Big money screams. An aside, wasn’t Northwestern’s Medill school of journalism the host of a seminar promoting Marxism and the partnership with Chicago public school “educators” in Nov 2012? Radical undertones and revolution was encouraged and communicated to our children’s educators at a top ranked school of objective journalism. NU is rahm’s alma mater.
It’s sad that the felonious Anthony Porter with a well documented track record of violent gun-related criminal behavior was promoted as an innocent victim of the legal system. Do these do-gooder scholars have a conscious? Its interesting how this obviously concocted wrongful conviction conspiracy nonsense was quickly accepted by elected officials as gospel and was immediately used as basis to justify a change in public policy namely the death penalty sentence to the detriment of an orderly society. The death penalty was abolished and the Illinois liberals had a wet dream come true. When convicted murders themselves are immune from a sentence of death, does it not cheapen the lives of those whom they murdered by placing a greater value on the criminal’s life than the dead victim’s?
Great piece of writing – well done.
Might as well slap me upside the head for being so naïve. I always put up with/forgave do-gooders, regardless of their errant causes, because I believed (1)in their First Amendment rights & (2) at least they were sparkly clean (sincere/authentic) and honest.
But this article is devastating…so disheartening. It documents the series of ugly travesties that changed our state’s history. So many lives have been upturned because the project’s agenda was compromised and stupid pols & citizens were misled by seemingly genuine and truthful (however misdirected) libtards.
Aside from repeatedly dragging the Porter victims’ families through the courts (horrific sacrifices), I am upset that the integrity of the detectives/officers involved was so readily, even eagerly, smeared. It’s the same‘journalists’ who keep referring to Manning/Mandell as an ‘ex-cop” when in fact he was thrown off the force over 20 years ago.
The entire Medill crew should be tarred and feathered – then shamefully paraded through the streets as the frauds they are – with Protess at the lead.
Officers: KNOW that there are many many people out there who appreciate the work you do (well except Laura Kubiak & undeserving jerks like her). You make a HUGE difference. You are valued and we care. Be safe out there and God Bless.
NAC
No former cop attorneys who remember where they came from willing to take a civil case against Protess on behalf the detectives due to their damaged reputations? Course, the Chicago media would never cover it because it's one of their own getting gored, but it's nice to think that they could garnish Protess' assets for the rest of his life.
Now I have to buy his next book. I bought The wagon, so martin is costing me money. I will use money from my uniform check.
great article!!!!
Don't vote for anyone listed on the inside cover of your FOP book.
Rich Aguilar was brought up on charges for using the FOP member e-mail list to send out a vote for the Citywide team blast. He was questioned at the February Board meeting where on tape he stated "I sent it out out so what," you can't use union property for political gain. No date for his hearing and a panel has not been picked yet.
NU has had a hard on for us since the football player got killed by the traffic cop.
The cops have been screaming about this b/s for years, only to fall on deaf ears by the media and the political in Chicago.
I remember when Northwestern University's wrongful conviction movement was gaining media attention. I thought, back then, that no one would take their position seriously.
Who would believe convicted felons, and WHY would any sensible human being believe their BS?
The complete debacle of the Aaron Paterson case helped ease the worrying in my head that the public would take these (Protess) North Shore goofs seriously.
So I ignored it all, thinking that this would go nowhere.
But they pressed on, and the media backed every case of their BS.
Today, I find out that many of the Chicago media are from Northwestern University and know Protess intimately.
They created a perfect storm.
Great job officer Preib, and a good read!
They have carried these accusations into the 90's cases as well, good policeman still getting accused.
Does anyone know how many of the media are from Medill, because that may explain the amount of "hero" coverage that Protess got.
What a shame Northwestern University.
What a shame Chicago media. Again.
just heard mandell is flipping on lovy and lovy
Very interesting officer Preib.
To be looked into; deeply.
Protess got fired from Northwestern University for lying.
And how was this reported by the Chicago press?
Just sayin...
Good story.
The context made headlines year's ago, but I'll assume that it's gonna get buried now.
Good work Preib.
What the public doesn't know about many of these wrongful conviction cases is that most of them are won because the witnesses change their testimony -- years after the fact.
They win cases because eyewitnesses die off and new witnesses are miraculously found to support the defendant.
This is a fact, not an opinion.
Great job Northwestern University, your spring free some really bad people back into their community, and damning the cops for doing their job.
Great job rich kids, the poor will really love you for this.
Only in Chicago are the cops bad, and the bad guys are victims of the cops.
Good work Protess.
Hope you have Porter over at the house for dinner and drinks.
Something tells me you really couldn't give two shits about him.
I remember this case.
Eric Zorn and the other pussy journalist, Steve Mills, championed it. Oh, and the Reader guy who got his ass kicked buy some racist black kids while riding his bike home in 015 too.
You fucking retards championed a career criminal. You all assumed, because of your higher education and self-serving enlightenment positions, that the cops are evil.
We are evil, we fight tooth and nail against those who prey on the weak and the hopeless. We seek vengeance on those who kill and rob others.
And we're not stopping because you found some bullshit intriguing story.
Each one of you took this case to another level, perhaps for your own benefit, perhaps because you don't know the people of Chicago at all.
You assholes painted us as vengeful dullards, incompetent dingbats who hide from the truth, and fold under media pressure.
Sorry dickheads, we don't.
The readership at the "Huffpost" will follow you diligently and buy your bullshit.
The truth is that the majority of the black community, those who I serve justly and with pride, don't buy your bullshit either.
Porter was a real bad guy; he killed two people in a dope related robbery. Now he's out because of you fucking self- serving reporters pressed the political machine for years.
Now Porter's out, Protess got fired for lying, and the cops in Chicago are crooked and the crooked are victims of the cops.
Great job media guy's!
Think about this the next time a gang member approaches you for a good hot story; they have an agenda, and that agenda is to get even.
The Northwestern crew used that same BS to spring Nicole Harris free after being sentenced to 20 yrs after only doing 7 for strangling her 3 yr old son to death with an elastic bed sheet cord. The jury found her guilty in about 2 hrs and that's including lunch. Her then 7 yr old stated he was sleeping at the time. Judge L Schultz the trial judge found the 7 yr old incompetent to testify after asking him so easy questions. When interviewed by 2 separate CAC workers, the 7 yr old told 1 he was sleeping and the other his brother was playing spider man Fast forward 6 yrs now that shit Northwestern group reaches out and has the kid lie and said he saw his brother rap the sheet around his neck to play Spider-Man. When the victim was found it was wrapped around the victims neck 8 times. The case was appealed 2 times by NW and was upheld by the courts. The third an final appeal was up held by the higher court stating that the trial judge should of allowed the 7 yr to testify and ordered her immediate release pending a new trial. Needless to say Anita and her clan refused to retry her being afraid the now 13 yr old will lie on the stand. Maybe the guy who did the follow up can look into this. Nicole Harris
"Inez Jackson admitted Simon had nothing to do with the murders. She and her nephew Walter described a bizarre plan concocted with Protess as a means of getting Porter out of prison."
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Holy fuck. Preib, if your right, there is a lot of explaining to do here.
As a fellow cop, you know that this is gonna get buried or ignored by the press.
Good work, and good luck to you!
If this is accurate, then there's a lot of explaining to do.
Good job Preib.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
just heard mandell is flipping on lovy and lovy
2/21/2014 09:46:00 PM
Why? So he can get a reduced sentence of only one life term instead of two?
I remember the TV footage of homecoming when Anthony Porter got sprung and went home. That shithead had the biggest shiteating grin I ever saw. He was smiling wide like he just got away with murder.
The detectives cannot sue Northwestern because of Statute of Limitations. However, Alstory Simon, who was framed for Porter's murders, can sue Northwestern. This is what Northwestern is terrified of.
It's time the union stepped up and demand that Protess and Ciolino be indicted and that Simon be freed.
Simon can then sue the university. The monumental evidence that would come out in discovery would be a disaster for the entire wrongful conviction movement.
The union absolutely must demand that Protess/Ciolino be indicted and that Simon be released.
Everything hinges on that.
Read Bill Crawford's fascinating article on the Anthony Porter case here:
https://static.squarespace.com/static/525a075ee4b018d7238217ed/t/525aec91e4b0daa056d1f2d1/1381690513167/The%20Porter%20Saga%20Four%20z1.pdf
Anonymous said...
Did this really happen??????
2/21/2014 07:44:00 AM
Hell yes it happened!
Civilian no doubt, the masses believe the constant protestations of innocence from these savages. Police know better, we've seen it before. Yes it all happened, and more.
Anonymous said...
Can someone please fill me in since I was not at the last meeting. Did rich agular get brought up on charges? If so, what for? Like to know before I cast my vote. Thanks.
2/21/2014 06:22:00 AM
Yes, he and Dougherty claim another copper filed charges against Aguilar. Aguilar used that fact as his excuse not to answer any questions regarding this at the general meeting.
Aguilar is accused of using the FOP's email list of members and retired members to send out mass emails about him in the election. Wives etc. and family members also got these emails. Aguilar did not ask permission, Aguilar was not supposed to do this. The other candidates did not have access to this list and would have been refused had they asked.
Please do not waste your vote on Aguilar. Time for that self professed truth teller to be put out to pasture with the rest of them so they can pat each other on the back for eternity.
How about outing all those stupid students of Protess who willingly participated on this charade to allow this murderer to run free. It's disgusting and Northwestern has blood on their hands as well.
Someone needs to form a group similar to the one depicted in the movie The Star Chamber.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086356/
I will absolutely buy every book that Martin Preib writes. I never knew this stuff was in the works. Can't wait to read the article.
I was aware that Simon (current convict) was saying that the Northwestern investigator coerced his statement. That happened what, 10 years ago when he made that claim?
I'd advise everyone to read the Arizona Supreme Court case about pensions, too. It is only 15 pages long.
Anonymous Anonymous said...
I remember the TV footage of homecoming when Anthony Porter got sprung and went home. That shithead had the biggest shiteating grin I ever saw. He was smiling wide like he just got away with murder.
2/22/2014 05:50:00 AM
Then he was arrested for theft and went back in.
100% of these freed criminal dirtbags belonged in prison. If not for the actual crimes they were incarcerated for, then the multitude of other felonies they were guilty of but never charged. Not one of these mutts are "innocent" men.
Great job, thank you for opening our eyes to all of this disgusting liberal bs! Then this scumbag gets not only gets out of a double murder, but makes thousands and thousands of dollars off of it. What a tragedy. Thank you for some excellent journalism!
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