John Cumbee is serving a life sentence for the 1992 killing of his former girlfriend.
Lawyers for a former law enforcement officer serving a life sentence for the 1992 killing of his former girlfriend are seeking a new round of DNA testing on evidence collected during the investigation into the slaying.
Authorities alleged Cumbee, a former Fox Lake police officer, bludgeoned Twarowski with a fireplace poker in the Spring Grove home where they once lived together. A court motion filed May 25 in McHenry County by lawyers from the Illinois Innocence Project seeks court approval for the retesting of several items of evidence, such as fingernail scrapings, hairs, fibers and blood.
by signing up you agree to our terms of service Those items and others, including Cumbee's blood and saliva and items found in the Spring Grove home, were tested before"current advancements in DNA technology," the motion states.
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