A man accused in a 1972 murder is awaiting trial in Will County, but his attorney says he should be freed under the “SAFE-T Act.”
"I think he is there for a reason. He needs to stay there until a court determines him guilty or not guilty."The case baffled suburban investigators for decades, ever since 15-year-old Julie Ann Hanson was found stabbed to death in a field near 87th Street and Modaff Road in Naperville in 1972.
Nearly five decades later, investigators experienced a breakthrough in the case, with authorities arresting Barry Lee Whelpley in 2021. Police say that DNA evidence linked him to the case, and he was charged with three counts of first-degree murder.Feeling out of the loop? We'll catch you up on the Chicago news you need to know. Sign up for the weeklyThat bond, however, could potentially be changed.
Under the new system, instead of posting cash bail, judges will use established criteria to determine whether an individual is a threat to a person, or to the public at large, when deciding whether to hold them pretrial. Whelpley’s defense attorney, Terry Ekl, recently filed a motion to vacate his bail, telling NBC- 5 that under provisions of the new SAFE-T Act – to deny his client’s release – the prosecution must convince the court Whelpley is a present danger to an individual or the community. He goes on to say in a statement:
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