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Friday, January 20, 2012

Murder Defendant's Case in State Appellate Court

Prosecutors are appealing a Will County judge's ruling that Brian Trainauskas' Constitutional right was violated by police.

A murder case against a Frankfort Township man is being delayed, pending an appeal by prosecutors that rests on whether the man’s constitutional right was denied during police interrogation. In 2009, Monica Timar was found wrapped in a comforter in the trunk of her Ford Mustang in the 21000 block of 78th Avenue with a gunshot wound to the head. Police said Brian Trainauskas gave conflicting statements about her death, one of which involved finding her lifeless body on his bathroom floor, before his arrest. READ: Frankfort Township Man Wanted Inmate to Kill Will County Prosecutor While sitting in jail, Trainauskas, now 36, was then accused of plotting to murder a prosecutor, pin the Timar murder on someone else, and wash his hands of the …

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