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Prosecutors challenge former Northwestern professor’s version of the killing of his boyfriend

CHICAGO — The ex-Northwestern professor charged with murder in the 2017 slaying of his boyfriend took the stand again Wednesday for questioning by Cook County prosecutors, who sought to discredit his testimony that the stabbing was committed by someone else during what he thought would be a safe, sexual encounter.

Wyndham Lathem had several opportunities to ask for help or contact authorities afterward, he acknowledged under cross-examination, but instead he took a shower, threw out his phone and went on the run with Andrew

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