Karyn pearson murder trial

Harry Hitzeman. Related Coverage. Related Article Man gets 90 years for Gilberts murder, arson. Get articles sent to your inbox. Click here to sign up for the Schaumburg Newsletter. Recommended for You. Home ». Hill said his rights were violated due to errors made by the lead police investigator in his testimony before the grand jury that indicted Hill for first-degree murder.

The investigator, Gilberts Police Sgt. Jack Rood, testified today that in one instance he was mistaken when he told the grand jury that police found a five-gallon gas can in the trunk of Hill's car, when in fact it was a one-gallon can.

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Obituaries ». Eight departments battled the fire, which destroyed Pearson's home and other units. Debris from near where Pearson's charred body was found on the first floor tested positive at the state crime lab for the presence of gasoline. Police also found an empty gas can in the trunk of the Pearson's Jaguar driven by Hill.

Assistant Public Defender Thomas McCulloch argued for a year sentence, saying Hill has five children and close family ties -- and long sentences don't act as a deterrent to others.

Hill remained defiant until the end, interrupting Pearson's mother while she was addressing the court and alluding to "untrue" and misleading statements he claimed were allowed at trial. You have to ask yourself, your honor, is it more important to be right or do what's right?

Hill must serve percent of his year murder sentence and 85 percent of his year arson sentence. Man gets 90 years for Gilberts murder, arson.