Jury Selected For Trial of Charged 1990s Serial Killer
By Anthonia Akitunde in News on Nov 7, 2009 10:00PM
The last three jurors and six alternates were selected in the trial of a man charged with the rape and murder of 11 South Side women in the 90s on Friday at the Criminal Courts Building, according to Chicago Breaking News.
According to the report, Cook County Circuit Court Judge Evelyn Clay scheduled opening remarks for Tuesday at 10 a.m. and expected the trial to last "several weeks."
Andre Crawford, 47, faces the death penalty if convicted. He is "also on trial for the attempted murder and rape of a 12th woman," the report adds.
In the late 1990s, Chicago police began looking for a serial killer targeting women in the Englewood and New City neighborhoods. The search garnered headlines until Crawford was arrested in January 2000. Since then, the case has been out of the spotlight and few jurors seemed to recall the details of the case, the report said.
Crawford's case has moved its way slowly through the system for the last 10 years. He has been awaiting trial longer than any other inmate in Cook County Jail, according to the report.