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    Man jailed for 36 years in killing of Chicago policeman is freed after confession is tossed

    by Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune Jun 23, 2018 3 minutes

    CHICAGO - Jackie Wilson, one of two brothers convicted of killing two Chicago police officers, walked out of Cook County Jail, a free man for the first time in more than 36 years.

    The sudden freedom for Wilson, 57, came after Cook County Circuit Judge William Hooks ordered his release a few hours earlier. The judge had tossed out Wilson's murder conviction after finding that Chicago Police Cmdr. Jon Burge and detectives under his command had physically coerced his confession.

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