Posts Tagged ‘coleman’
Judge grants state’s motion to dismiss Coleman petition
Judge Stephen McGlynn decided Thursday during a hearing held remotely that he would grant the state’s motion to dismiss the remainder of arguments made in convicted murderer Christopher Coleman’s post-conviction…
Read MoreColeman petitions for new trial
A murder case that captivated the entire region and brought national attention to Monroe County seems like ages ago. But the central figure in that case has had nothing but…
Read MoreSheri Coleman’s brother sued for misappropriating charity funds
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the brother of murder victim Sheri Coleman, alleging that money raised for charity by the local community was spent…
Read MoreCourt sides with Sheri Coleman family in civil case
An appeals court sided with attorneys for the family of slain Columbia mother Sheri Coleman last week in remanding to Monroe County Circuit Court two of three counts of a…
Read More‘Sheri Ann Her Boys’ funds donated to Chicago shelter
Funds raised in memory of a slain Columbia woman and her two sons have apparently been donated to a women’s shelter in Chicago, it was reported last week. More than…
Read MoreColeman’s prison guard brother claims PTSD
The brother of convicted triple-murderer Chris Coleman is seeking disability from the state for post-traumatic stress disorder related to his position as a prison guard. The Belleville News-Democrat reported earlier…
Read MoreColeman bodies to remain in Chester, for now
A judge in Randolph County ruled Tuesday that the bodies of a Columbia mother and her two sons cannot be exhumed from their current resting place in a Chester cemetery.…
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