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Jurors convict Casciaro of first-degree murder; faces 20-year minimum

Monica Maschak – mmaschak@shawmedia.com

Bill Carrick, father of Brian Carrick, who is believed to have been murdered more than 10 years ago at Val’s Foods in Johnsburg, said “Justice was served” Tuesday after a jury convicted Mario Casciaro, 29, of first-degree murder.

Brian Carrick’s father says ‘Justice was served’ By SARAH SUTSCHEK ssutschek@shawmedia.com WOODSTOCK – Jerry Casciaro clutched his chest in an emotional outburst in a McHenry County Courthouse hallway Tuesday after his son was found guilty of first-degree murder for a Johnsburg teen’s presumed

death more than 10 years ago. “They had the blood and fingerprints [of another man] and everything, and they charged my son because he said go talk to him,” Jerry Casciaro said. The jury convicted Mario Casciaro, 29, after about seven hours of deliberation.

He hung his head briefly after the verdict was read, but remained mostly expressionless as a group of family and friends behind him began crying. Casciaro’s bond was revoked, and he was immediately taken into custody. He faces a minimum of 20 years in prison; a sentencing date

has not been set. Prosecutors have said Casciaro used another man, Shane Lamb, as the “blunt force instrument” to kill 17-year-old Brian Carrick inside the produce cooler of Val’s Foods, where all three worked.

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“They had the blood and fingerprints [of another man] and everything, and they charged my son because he said go talk to him.” – Jerry Casciaro, father of Mario Casciaro “Somewhere out there on this cold spring day lies Brian Carrick. Everything he had, or would have, was snatched from him.” – Patrick Kenneally, assistant state’s attorney

GOP Sen. Kirk announces support for gay marriage By SARA BURNETT The Associated Press

Mark Kirk

CHICAGO – GOP Sen. Mark Kirk of Illinois on Tuesday became the second sitting Republican senator to endorse gay marriage – a

move that also could shift the political debate over legalizing gay marriage in Kirk’s home state. Kirk, who has opposed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage, said in a post on his blog that

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“same-sex couples should have the right to civil marriage.” “Our time on this Earth is limited, I know that better than most,” said Kirk, who suffered a stroke in January 2012. “Life comes

down to who you love and who loves you back – government has no place in the middle.” Kirk went through months of rehabilitation before returning to work in Washington this Janu-

Jim Dallke – jdallke@shawmedia.com

50 the number of U.S. senators – the vast majority of them Democrats – who are on record in support of gay marriage, according to Freedom to Marry, a group

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