Former Illinois Death Row Inmate Sues for $30 Million
"Former Death Row inmate Aaron Patterson, who was pardoned by Gov. George Ryan in January, filed a federal lawsuit seeking $30 million Thursday alleging he was tortured by Chicago police and Cook County prosecutors covered it up. Patterson alleged he was tortured or threatened by former Cmdr. Jon Burge and officers he commanded as they investigated the 1986 murders of Vincent and Rafaela Sanchez in their South Chicago home."
Patterson is the second of the pardoned inmates to sue.
"This lawsuit is a road map for people who want to understand the police scandal and torture" that has occurred for the last 30 years."
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