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Who lied in drug and double murder case: Police or their key witness?

by Mick Dumke June 1, 2015August 18, 2021

Convicted drug dealer Jason Austin, held accountable for killing a cop and social worker, appeals his sentence.

Posted inBlogs

Former dealer gets light sentence after testifying in double-murder case despite death threats

by Mick Dumke February 12, 2015August 18, 2021

A key witness in the prosecution of west-side drug dealer Jason Austin is sentenced to five and a half years in prison.

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Drug dealer gets 35 years in prison after judge says he ‘very likely’ committed a double murder

by Mick Dumke September 18, 2014August 18, 2021

Jason Austin is held accountable for the 2008 murders of Robert Soto and Kathryn Romberg.

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Witness to double murder: ‘Why? Why would you shoot?’

by Mick Dumke August 23, 2014August 18, 2021

Day three in the sentencing hearing of convicted west-side drug dealer Jason Austin

Posted inBlogs

Is a key government witness telling the truth this time about a double murder?

by Mick Dumke August 22, 2014August 18, 2021

Day two in the sentencing hearing of convicted west-side drug dealer Jason Austin

Posted inBlogs

Drug dealer wasn’t convicted of murder but may serve time for it anyway

by Mick Dumke August 21, 2014August 18, 2021

Federal prosecutors seek a long sentence for Jason Austin, who they say killed a cop and a social worker.

Chicago police officer Robert Soto's casket is placed into a hearse. Soto and a social worker, Kathryn Romberg, were killed in what police believe was a case of mistaken identity.
Posted inNews & Politics

A low-level drug dealer gets caught between the money and the violence of the heroin trade

by Mick Dumke July 30, 2014August 18, 2021

A low-level dealer gets caught between the money and the violence of the heroin trade.

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