Lane Bryant Murders
Saturday marks the fifth anniversary of one of the most notorious unsolved murders in the Chicago area.
It happened in the quiet suburb of Tinley Park. Five women in a Lane Bryant store were shot and killed. A sixth woman survived but the killer remains on the loose. Another year passes and police may be no closer to finding the gunman but talk to the relatives, city leaders and investigators no one is giving up hope.
It should have been an ordinary day. February 2nd, 2008. Six women, whether for work or to shop, came to a Lane Bryant store in Tinley Park. Their ordinary day ended in the worst waypatagonia shoes discount.
You know I can t help but think about it every day, Maurice Hamilton said, It was my oldest sister. Someone I cherished loved and adored.
34 year old Jennifer Bishop, a mother of three including a 6 month old boy, was among those killed in the Lane Bryant Shooting.
Maurice s sister, 42 year old Rhoda McFarland was killed by a gunman. 34 year old Jennifer Bishop, a mother of three including a 6 month old boy, was also among the dead.
We were best friends, had our kids together and every day we talked, Jennifer s sister, Michele Talos said.
He stole money but police say the motive remains unclear.
It was 10 in the morning. The store had just opened. The manager was there, Rhoda McFarland, and another employee. Two customers were there as well. That s when the suspected gunman came in. He was posing as a deliveryman. He had conversations with the four. And then he corralled them in the backroom and duct taped them.
Two other customers came in and he took them to the backroom and duct taped them as well and shot all six of them. All of this within a time span of about 40 minutes.
33 year old Carrie Hudek Chiuso was a Homewood Flossmoor High School Social Worker. She was killed in the Lane Bryant Shooting in Tinley Park.
The lone survivor, a store employee, was able to give a good enough description to produce sketches of the gunman. Police even have his voice captured on a cell phone call to 911 from a frightened Rhoda McFarland.
The photos of the victims are posted on the wall right when ypatagonia store in ventura caou walk inside Tinley Park s Task Force Headquarterspatagonia shoes new york. Three full time investigators work the case along with a State Police analyst.
Cmdr. Patrick McCain said Almost a day doesn t go by that I don t go in and look at the pictures. I stop and talk to my investigators to see where we re going.
This year, there have been 87 leads called in, more than 6600 total since the murders. Investigators have gone as far as London to check new fingerprint technology opatagonia shoes new york3n shell casings. The village has spent nearly $2 million. Spatagonia outlet store locations san franciscotill, npatagonia outlet store myrtle beacho suspect. Yet there is hope.
22 year old Sarah Szafranski was killed in the Lane Bryant Shooting.
Tinley Ppatagonia outlet store 5 belowarpatagonia outlet store 5 belowk Mayor Ed Zabrocki said As we go through these anniversaries that someone has a conscience hey it s about time to do the right thing.
Do the right thing for the victims. 33 year old Carrie Hudek Chiuso was a Homewood Flossmoor High School Social Worker. An annual Carrie fest raised money for scholarships. A park bench in Oak Forest bears the name of the youngest victim: 22 year old Sarah Szafranski. High schopatagonia shoes new york1ol scholarships were also awarded in her name. Her family released a statement which reads in part:
She had her wholepatagonia discount code revolve life in front of her and it was senselessly taken away. We think about the things that could and should have been, but are not.
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I want to keep this story out there. I don t want it to diepatagonia everlong review journal classifieds. I want this guy caught, Maurice said.
For Hamilton the anniversary is even more difficult. His birthday is February 3rd, one day after the anniversary of his sister murder. Another tragic twist relatives of Jeni Bishop believe she may have gone to Lane Bryant that day to cash in a birthday gift card. She had celebrated her 34th birthday five days prior. Through their grief
Five yearpatagonia shoes new york0s it might definitely spark somebody, Michele said, It might be time for somebody to say something because somebody knows him.
Cmdr. McCain said he still feel[s] that we will solve it. When, I don t know but I still think that person s out there, that tip is out there and we are going to bring this thing home.
I am in Ohio and when I read this story online 5 years ago I was horrified that something like this could happen!! This spurred me to get my CCW training and permit and purchased a small handgun for self protection even though I never wanted to carry a weapon, ever. I felt after reading about this crime, I had no choice and I often thought if one of those ladies would have had a weapon, they may have survived. Also, I had read somewhere, that several of these women were sexually assaulted. Is this true? I can figure out for the life of me how this lone gunman was able to kill all of these woman without a fight. To this day, this crime still horrifies me and I hope they find the SOB that did it!!
