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Rape victim's stolen gun may hold clues

February 05, 2017 / 01:53

This episode discusses the recovery of a .25 caliber gun linked to a past crime, the involvement of gang members, and the ongoing search for justice.

The conversation details how a patrol officer in Hammond, Indiana, recovered the gun years after the crime occurred. The gun was found in the possession of a juvenile with gang affiliations.

Key points include the timeline of the crime and the ages of individuals involved at the time, with a focus on the suspect known as 'Cheese.' The discussion highlights the challenges in connecting the gun to the actual crime.

The host expresses hope for future developments in the case, emphasizing the importance of DNA evidence in identifying the perpetrators.

TLDR

A recovered gun linked to a past crime raises questions about gang involvement and the search for justice.

Episode

1:53
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victim had a small 25 caliber gun in her purse was that gun ever recovered yes a
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patrol officer in Hammond Indiana this is many years after the crime all the litigation of the crime stopped the
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juvenile ped him down haded gun on him arrested him they never permit brought the subject in Inventor the gun VIIs is
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tracking this gun and all of a sudden they say whoa this the type of gun that was taking off the victim here they
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found the gun years later with essentially a gang member so her gun was recovered so I'm called immediately so I
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go talk to this kid that they arrested he said well I got it from a guy I think he said cheese or something like this
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street name well we know neither him or cheese participated in this rape and I'm
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going to give you concrete evidence here at the time of the rape this guy that found a gun would have been 8 years old
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so I can delete him don't you think M cheese would have been 12 years old so so they didn't do it that doesn't mean
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they didn't get off of somebody that did it but who was that person and that was
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somewhere in Illinois Chicago right Southside of Chicago the gun was later recovered in circumstances I think
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consistent with this was a young group of what we might call punks five six years after this crime her gun was
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recovered and it had been in the possession of someone who with known gang affiliations so I would find it to
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be a good ending would be if somebody'd call me and say we ran those genotypes foran and we found them and we're going
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to prosecute and we're going to prosecute them

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Episode Highlights

  • The Recovery of a Gun
    Years after the crime, the victim's gun was found in the possession of a gang member.
    “Her gun was recovered years later with a gang member.”
    @ 01m 16s
    February 05, 2017
  • A Hope for Justice
    The hope remains that the true perpetrators will be found and prosecuted.
    “I would find it to be a good ending if we found them.”
    @ 01m 26s
    February 05, 2017

Episode Quotes

  • Her gun was recovered years later with a gang member.
    Rape victim's stolen gun may hold clues
  • I would find it to be a good ending if we found them.
    Rape victim's stolen gun may hold clues

Key Moments

  • Gun Recovery01:16
  • Hope for Justice01:26