Crime & Safety
Kustok Murder Investigation Moves from State to Defendant
This September marks the two-year anniversary of the shooting death of an Orland Park mother and teacher. Her husband, Allan Kustok, has remained in custody ever since.
Pretrial investigations into the shooting death of Anita "Jeanie" Kustok have formally shifted from prosecution to defense.
After 20 months, police and prosecutors completed their first-degree murder case against Allan Kustok, whom they allege put a and pulled the trigger on Sept. 29, 2010, inside his Orland Park home.
Defense attorney Rick Beuke contends that , but he is under a self-imposed gag order not to discuss his investigation in detail. In November 2011, at the urging of both parties, Cook County Judge John J. Hynes .
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The defense may rely on conflicting scientific testimony at trial. Prosecutors have acknowledged forensic reports in open court, and Beuke has said he would seek his own expert opinion.
On Tuesday, assistant state’s attorney Jennifer Gonzalez told the judge that although she had finished her end of the investigation she needed to tender new copies of DVD evidence which Beuke had received scratched and broken.
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Another status date was set for June 18.
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