Wednesday, September 5, 2012
Another status hearing has been set for later this month in the case of Allan Kustok, 61, who has been accused in the 2010 murder of his estranged wife.
There hasn't been a trial date set yet for Allan Kustok, who has been charged with murder in the 2010 shooting death of Anita "Jeanie" Kustok, officials said Wednesday. "It has been continued to Sept. 28 for status," Andy Conklin, spokesman for the Cook County State's Attorney's office, told Patch. Kustok appeared in a Bridgeview courtroom for a hearing on Aug. 31. He has been in custody on $2 million bail since 2010, inmate records show at the Cook County Department of Corrections. Prosecutors say Kustok put a .357 Magnum to his wife’s head and pulled the trigger on Sept. 29, 2010, inside his Orland Park home. Defense attorney Rick Beuke contended in previous interviews that his client awoke that morning to a gunshot but has declined to …
Saturday, June 30, 2012
An attorney for teen accused of killing his parents leaves the case. Oak Lawn doctor accused of fondling prepared to go to trial.
The Southland's major criminal and civil cases heard in Cook County and Will County courts this week. OAK LAWN — Rajat Prakash, an Advocate Christ Medical Center doctor accused of fondling a female patient in a semi-conscious state, returns to court on Aug. 1 for possibly the last time before trial. On Monday, defense attorney Nicholas Faklis said he was ready to proceed on a misdemeanor battery charge. Prosecutors asked for another pretrial hearing. In May, a second woman alleged that, on the pretext of reviewing medical information outside the hospital, Prakash fondled her and forced her hand on his penis in his SUV. That case returns before a felony judge on July 16. A civil investigation is also ongoing, according to an attorney who …
Wednesday, June 6, 2012
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 .357 Magnum to his wife’s head and pulled the trigger on Sept. 29, 2010, inside his Orland Park home. Defense attorney Rick Beuke contends that his client awoke that morning to a gunshot, 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 sealed case files from public view. The defense may rely on conflicting scientific testimony at trial. Prosecutors have acknowledged forensic …
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
A year and a half later, Kustok's defense attorneys will soon begin a pretrial investigation of its own, one that may rely in part on conflicting forensic opinion.
By the time they return to court next month, Cook County prosecutors expect to have a complete picture of what happened Sept. 29, 2010, inside the house next to the horse farm on Royal Oaks Lane. Since Allan Kustok’s arrest for the shooting death of his wife, Jeanie, assistant state’s attorneys and Orland Park detectives have been steadily building a first-degree murder case. Appearing briefly in court on Monday, special prosecutor Jennifer Gonzalez said she was waiting only on a report from a forensic expert, which was supposed to arrive any day by mail, before wrapping up the state’s pretrial discovery. Outside the courtroom, Kustok’s attorney, Rick Beuke, offered no hints regarding the type of experts he is looking to call or the type …
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Sue Scaggs
8:20 am on Saturday, September 8, 2012
Jeanie was my friend and colleague. I miss her every year that I teach. Why does this situation keep dragging on? What did happen to the other woman? There are so many questions that need to be answered. more ›