IL - Krystal Tobias, 9, & Laura Hobbs, 8, found dead in Zion park, 8 May 2005 - #2

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I sincerely hope that the families of Laura, Krystal, Amanda and any other of victims of this monster find some peace with this verdict.

I also hope that the prosecutors who kept Jerry Hobbs in prison for so long take a long hard look at the tactics they and the police employ while obtaining "confessions".

MOO

Rest in peace Laura, Krystal and Amanda. The world misses you and all you would have brought to it. :rose:
 
inthedark14 said:
I also hope that the prosecutors who kept Jerry Hobbs in prison for so long take a long hard look at the tactics they and the police employ while obtaining "confessions".
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Respectfully snipped. To this day, I still can not believe Lake County, IL prosecutors held Jerry Hobbs for 3 years after they knew the semen dna was not a match. That ranks right up there with the Jon Burge atrocities. I hope those who refused to acknowledge the dna have all been fired and lost their law licenses. 8 million awared to JH wasn't enough, imo.


As for the DP for this, I am undecided. How long does it take the feds to execute from time of sentencing?

Nothing was quick for anyone else affected by this case. I just hope it is not a quick way out for Torres.

Oh, and what was the purpose of pointing out Torres family in Zion was poor? I don't think this monster would have been any different regardless of what kind of income his family had.

It's hot down there - and that's forever.

Glad there is some justice here, so I don't know that anything can make up for the debacle Lake County made of Krystal and Laura's case.
 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/ex-marine-scheduled-to-formally-join-death-row/2014/05/29/0b9784d6-e68b-11e3-afc6-a1dd9407abcf_story.html?tid=hpModule_13097a0c-868e-11e2-9d71-f0feafdd1394

A former Marine convicted last month of strangling a fellow service member at an Arlington military base was formally sentenced to death Friday in federal district court in Alexandria.

The result was no surprise. Jurors had already recommended that 25-year-old Jorge Torrez face capital punishment for the 2009 killing of 20-year-old Navy Petty Officer Amanda Jean Snell, and U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady was bound by law to impose the penalty. He did so after a minutes-long hearing, saying Torrez had committed “unconscionable crimes” and no errors had been committed to invalidate the outcome of his trial.
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http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2014/06/02/ex-marine-on-death-row-in-virginia-faces-murder-trial-in-lake-county/

A former north suburban man sentenced to death last Friday in a Virginia murder will likely stand trial in Lake County later this summer for the brutal murder of two young girls on Mother’s Day 2005.

Jorge Torrez, 25, an ex-marine from Zion, received the death penalty for the slaying of Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Amanda Snell, 20, at a base in northern Virginia.

Torrez is now expected to face murder charges in Lake County for the fatal stabbings of Laura Hobbs, 8; and Krystal Tobias, 9, in the Beulah Park Forest Preserve in Zion.
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Convicted killer Jorge Alvi Torrez, a Zion native and former U.S. Marine, has been returned to Lake County to stand trial in the notorious 2005 slaying of two girls in Zion.


Torrez, 25, appeared in bond court Saturday morning, and Lake County Judge Michael Betar set an arraignment for Wednesday, Dec. 10.


http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141116/news/141118789/

Well worth the read. (Though, I still think being able to prosecute this case fell in Lake County's lap. It was no thanks to them the real killer was found. We can thank those who prosecuted the cases for the other victims of Torrez. )

There is some information at the above link about others cases in Lake County, IL where prosecutors chose to ignore dna evidence.
 
http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20141120/news/141129838/

A former Zion resident accused of the notorious murder of two little girls in 2005 pleaded not guilty to 18 counts of first-degree murder in Lake County court Thursday.

Bail for Jorge Avila-Torrez, 25, was changed by Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes from $5 million to no bond during the arraignment hearing. Torrez's trial is tentatively scheduled for Jan. 26...

Because Torrez was a minor when the murders took place, he can be sentenced to a maximum of 100 years in prison if found guilty, authorities said.
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http://chicago.cbslocal.com/2015/05...killing-two-zion-kids-delayed-until-february/

The anticipated trial of Jorge Torrez for the alleged 2005 murder of two young girls in Zion will likely not occur until next February, officials said Tuesday.

Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes noted that defense attorney Jed Stone had been granted court-approved funding for investigations related to the case, and he expected that hearings on defense motions would take up the remainder of this year...

Stone said after the hearing that, practically speaking, there is no rush. “He already has five life sentences and a federal death penalty hanging over his head,” Stone said.
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A judge will listen to arguments on whether DNA evidence allegedly linking Jorge Torrez to the 2005 murder of two young girls in Zion can be used at his pending trial.

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Jerry Hobbs, the father of Laura Hobbs, had previously confessed and was charged with murder, but was later exonerated by DNA evidence that pointed to Torrez.

Defense attorney Jed Stone told Lake County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Shanes Wednesday that he now has an expert report on the DNA involved in the case. Stone said he will file a motion next month to have the DNA evidence excluded from the trial.

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Shanes set a July 22 deadline for Stone to file his motions. A trial date has not yet been established.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...-zion-murders-dna-st-0526-20160525-story.html
 
their killer better not get off cause of the corruption/incompetence in lake county illinois.

its pathetic hobbs spent years behind bars while the real killer was out committing more crimes.
 
The attorney for a former U.S. Marine accused of committing one of Lake County's most notorious murders is trying to block key evidence from being admitted at trial.

Jed Stone, attorney for Jorge Avila-Torrez, filed a motion in court Thursday asking that Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes not allow DNA evidence taken after the murders of 8-year-old Laura Hobbs and 9-year-old Krystal Tobias. Stone also asked Shanes to prohibit use of jailhouse audio recordings that prosecutors claim show Avila-Torrez admitting he committed the murders.
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http://www.dailyherald.com/article/20160901/news/160909824/
 
Defense wants DNA banned in trial over notorious Zion murders

http://www.dailyherald.com/news/20170509/defense-wants-dna-banned-in-trial-over-notorious-zion-murders

The defense for a former Zion man charged in the notorious slayings of two little girls on Mother's Day 2005 is trying to block Lake County prosecutors from presenting DNA evidence against him.

A witness for suspect Jorge Avila-Torrez testified Tuesday that authorities do not have enough of a DNA match to link the defendant to the murders of 8-year-old Laura Hobbs and her 9-year-old friend, Krystal Tobias.

"The (DNA) science is not in dispute, but the conclusions you can reach from the data obtained is limited," Dr. Karl Reich testified.

Lake County Judge Daniel Shanes is expected to rule on the DNA issue after an upcoming status hearing June 21.
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http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/crime/ct-lns-zion-murder-trial-motions-st-0713-20170712-story.html

A Lake County judge said he will rule Aug. 30 on whether DNA evidence may be admitted as evidence in the trial of a convicted murderer also accused of killing two young Zion girls in 2005.

Defense Attorney Jed Stone has maintained that the DNA in question is not complete enough to be used as evidence in the trial.

Shanes is also expected to rule Aug. 30 on whether recordings of a now-deceased prison "informant " who implicated Torrez in the case may be used at trial.
 
Jailhouse informant evidence challenged in trial of man accused of killing Zion girls

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/crime/ct-lns-zion-murders-motion-st-0831-20170830-story.html

Defense attorney Jed Stone had filed two motions to dismiss evidence in the case, one involving tapes from the now-deceased jail informant implicating Torrez, and another stating that DNA evidence prosecutors want to introduce at trial is insufficient to make a proper identification and should be barred from the proceedings.

A ruling on the motions had been scheduled Wednesday in Lake County Circuit Court, but was delayed when Judge Daniel Shanes said he needed more time to study the motions and prosecutors indicated they need to review Stone's new filing.

A new ruling date has been scheduled Sept. 26.
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All the way back in thread 1 you hit the nail on the head, and were almost crucified for it! I was right there w ya though! I read threads from the beginning even when I don't know the outcomes, and as soon as I saw he was interrogated for 20 hours, I knew something was up. Kudos!
 

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Judge allows DNA evidence in trial of man for 2005 slayings of two Zion girls

http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/lake-county-news-sun/crime/ct-lns-zion-girls-murder-motion-st-1130-20171129-story.html

Contested DNA evidence will be allowed in the upcoming murder trial of a former Zion man accused in the 2005 Mother's Day slayings of two preteen girls, despite the defense's claims that it's "compromised," a Lake County judge ruled Wednesday.

Judge Daniel Shanes on Wednesday also said he might allow portions of recorded jailhouse conversations made years ago between Jorge Torrez and a now-deceased government informant. Shanes said he would hold pretrial hearings on the portions of the recordings prosecutors want to use, allowing defense attorney Jed Stone to challenge contested portions of the recording transcript line-by line.
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* Jorge Torrez was a prolific predator capable of carrying out heinous and horrific acts against some of the most innocent in our society.
World’s Most Evil Killers Season 7 Episode 13
 
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