http://www.suntimes.com/news/metro/674790,CST-NWS-wilson30.articleA twice-convicted cop killer whose torture at the hands of Jon Burge led to the notorious Chicago Police commander's 1993 firing has died in custody.
Andrew Wilson, 55, was sentenced in 1988 to life in prison without parole -- "a life without hope," a judge told him at the time. snip
Wilson contended his confession was coerced with electrical shocks, radiator burns and more. His case helped provoke probes into police torture during the Burge era.
A special prosecutor's 2006 report found that officers, including Burge, beat and shocked Wilson. But the statute of limitations had run out and charges weren't filed.
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