A Chicago man is free after a jury found him not guilty of killing his 15-year-old girlfriend in 1981. Gary Albert was 18 at the time of Dawn Niles' death. Niles had been punched and stabbed before being dragged to a Lake, where her body was found by someone riding on horseback. Prosecutors say Albert murdered the teen because she was 3 months pregnant at the time, but the defense claimed there wasn't enough evidence to link him to the crime. Both attended Hinsdale South High School at the time.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Cleared of 1981 Murder
A Chicago man is free after a jury found him not guilty of killing his 15-year-old girlfriend in 1981. Gary Albert was 18 at the time of Dawn Niles' death. Niles had been punched and stabbed before being dragged to a Lake, where her body was found by someone riding on horseback. Prosecutors say Albert murdered the teen because she was 3 months pregnant at the time, but the defense claimed there wasn't enough evidence to link him to the crime. Both attended Hinsdale South High School at the time.
