Man who conspired with sister in infamous ‘black widow’ murder case seeks release from prison

CHICAGO -- Andrew Suh was only 19 when he executed his sister’s boyfriend nearly 30 years ago in Chicago’s Bucktown neighborhood, a sensational crime that launched an international search, sparked a media frenzy and brought lifelong grief to the victim’s family.

Suh admits he pulled the trigger in the premeditated, ambush-style killing of a man who had helped raise him. But after about three decades in prison, the now-49-year-old Suh hopes his remorse and efforts to better himself have earned him a measure of mercy.

Suh has said he killed the victim at the insistence of his sister, Catherine. She was convicted and is serving a life sentence.

Andrew Suh’s latest petition for executive clemency has been pending for months before Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker. Cook County prosecutors are not objecting to his request to have his remaining prison term commuted