Man on trial in '93 killings of 7
Posted: September 1, 2009 at 4:58 a.m.
Robert and Linda Mennes arrive at a Chicago courthouse Monday for opening statements in the murder trial of James Degorski, who is accused of killing Robert's brother in a 1993 slaughter.
A man charged with killing seven people during a robbery at a suburban Chicago fast food restaurant 16 years ago did it because he "wanted to do something big," not because he needed the money, a prosecutor told jurors Monday.
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