A chance interview changes everything but questions still remain…

Bibliography:

Chicago Tribune, 31 October, 1991 – “Media Not Only Covered Story, They Became Part of It”  

Chicago Sun-Times, 1 February, 1993 – “Paul Hogan, 48, Reporter for WMAQ-Channel 5 News” 

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The fight to clear the Dowalibys rages on, but many still doubt their innocence.

Bibliography:

Chicago Tribune, October 31 1991 – “family, friends get what they longed for” 

Chicago Tribune, November 13 1991 – “Dowaliby release more relief than rejoicing” 

Chicago Tribune, 5 January 1993 – “Dowaliby case takes new twist” 

Chicago Tribune, 6 January 1993 – “Dowaliby Case Status Unaltered by Reports” 

Southtown Star, 7 January, 1993 – “Inquiry into Girl’s Murder Reopened” 

Southtown Star, 7 Janaury, 1993 – “Uncle’s Friends Side with Him on Innocence”  

Southtown Star, 30 May, 1993 – “Re-Open Case: Dowalibys” 

Southtown Star, 26 December, 2002 – “Death Notices” 

The Times, 31 October, 1991 – “Illinois Appeals Court Reverses Dowaliby Murder” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 5 November, 1991 – “Judge’s Ruling Blocks Dowaliby’s Release” 

Southtown Star, 16 June, 1991 – Appeals Court Hears the Case for Dowaliby” 

Chicago Sun Times, 2 November, 1991 – “O’Malley to Seek High Court Ruling in Dowaliby Case” 

Chicago Sun Times, 6 Febraury, 1992 – “Ordeal Ends for Dowaliby” 

The Times, 6 January, 1992 – “Dowaliby Case Under Review” 

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In the aftermath of the trial, a group of people come together to try and repair the public perception.

Bibliography:

Chicago Sun-Times, 1 May, 1990 – “Mother Acquitted in Dowaliby Case” 

Chicago Tribune 2 May 1990 – “Dowaliby Mother acquitted of murder” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 4 May, 1990 – “The Window to the Verdict”  

Chicago Sun-Times, 6 May, 1990 – “Dowaliby Jury Misread ‘Fist Marks’” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 11 July, 1990 – “Dowaliby Gets 45 Years” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 26 July, 1990 – “Midlothian Parents on Guard After Abduction” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 27 July, 1990 – “Man Charged in Attack on Midlothian Girl” 

Southtown Star, 26 July, 1990 – “Abduction Not Related to Dowaliby Case” 

Southtown Star, 6 May, 1990 – “Shock, Relief In Wake of Guilty Verdict” 

Chicago Tribune, 7 May, 1990 – “Dowaliby: We’d Never Harm Our Daughter”  

Chicago Sun-Times, 13 May, 1990 – “Dowalibys’ Friends Pray for Deliverance” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 14 June, 1990 – “Dowalibys Say Police Misled Hospital Workers” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 24 July, 1990 – “Dowaliby’s Lawyers Seek Cop Records on 2nd Crime” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 28 July, 1990 – “Midlothian Kidnapping Suspect is Denied Bail” 

Southtown Star, 4 November, 1990 – “New Motion Filed in Dowaliby Case” 

Southtown Star, 10 March, 1991 – “Dowaliby Testifies in Custody Case” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 8 March, 1991 – “Dowaliby Custody Backed” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 9 March, 1991 – “Dowaliby Mom Tells Court Children are her ‘Strength’” 

Herald and Review, 21 July, 1990 – “Juror Has a Change of Heart”  

Chicago Tribune, 2 July, 1990 – “David Dowaliby Maintains Innocence in Jaclyn’s Death”  

Chicago Tribune, 10 July, 1990 – “Dowaliby Refused New Trial”  

Southtown Star, 12 July, 1990 – “Judge Orders Dowaliby to serve 45 Years” 

Southtown Star, 2 August, 1990 – “Police Defend Dowaliby Probe” 

Southtown Star, 16 August, 1990 – “Law Firm Gives Free Defense in Dowaliby Case” 

Southtown Star, 14 October, 1990 – “South Suburban Police Group Lauds Cream of the Crop”  

Southtown Star, 20 December, 1990 – “No New Trial for Dowaliby” 

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The trial continues and the evidence presented seems to be more prejudicial than probative.

Bibliography:

Chicago Sun-Times, 29 April, 1990 – “Dowalibys: Are They Killers or Victims?” 

Southtown Star, 22 April, 1990 – “Slides of Body Leave Dowaliby Jurors Shaken” 

Northwest Herald, 19 April, 1990 – “No Evidence of a Break-In In Dowaliby Home” 

Chicago Tribune, 20 April 1990 – “Dowaliby Case Hinges On Break-In Story” 

Chicago Tribune, 21 April, 1990 – “Dowaliby Jury Sees Autopsy Slides”  

Southtown Star, 13 September, 2009 – “DNA Not Likely to Solve Case” 

Chicago Tribune, 17 April 1990 – “Dowalibys’ Sill Had Dust, Cop Testifies”  

Northwest Herald, 19 April, 1990 – “No Evidence of a Break-In in Dowaliby Home” 

Southtown Star, 19 April, 1990 – “Dowaliby Phone Calls Focus of Testimony” 

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After being persecuted in the media, the Dowalibys now had to try and clear their name in court.

Bibliography:

Chicago Sun-Times, 26 April, 1990 – “Dowaliby jurors view parking lot at night” 

Chicago Tribune, April 27^th 1990, “Psychic Tells Of Consultation With Dowalibys After Slaying” 

Chicago Tribune, 11 April 1990, “Surprise In Dowaliby Case Testimony” 

Chicago Tribune, 12 April, 1990 – “Star Witness Identifies Dowaliby by his Nose” 

Southtown Star, 12 April, 1990 – “Jurors to Visit Dowaliby Residence” 

Kenosha News, 5 April, 1990 – “Boy, 5, May Testify at Parents’ Trial” 

Chicago Tribune, 11 April, 1990 – “Surprise in Dowaliby Case Testimony”  

Southern Illinoisan, 11 April, 1990 – “Statements in Dowaliby Trial Made”  

Chicago Tribune, 12 April, 1990 – “Star Witness Identifies Dowalby by his Nose” 

Chicago Tribune, 17 April, 1990 – “Saw Layer of Dust on Windowsill at Dowaliby Home, Cop Testifies” 

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The prosecution present their evidence to a grand jury as the defence hire a detective to try and find the killer.

Bibliography:

Chicago Sun-Times, 30 November, 1988 – “Mom Wants Dowaliby Boy With Relatives”   

Southtown Star, 17 September, 1989 – “Metra Safety” 

Chicago Tribune, 11 June 1990 – “Having her say” 

Chicago Tribune, 27 July 1990 – “Convicted Offender Charged In Midlothian Assault” 

 Chicago Tribune, 24 October 1989 – “Lawyers Cite Incident Similar To Case Of Dowalibys’ Daughter” 

The Philadelphia Inquirer, 28 February, 1985 – “Chicago Hospital Opens a Unit for Abused Children” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 29 November, 1988 – “Jaclyn’s Parents Lose Bond Appeal” 

Chicago Tribune, 27 November, 1988 – “Questions Linger in 7-Year-Old’s Slaying” 

Southtown Star, 1 December, 1988 – “Lawyers Argue Custody of Son in Murder Case” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 1 December, 1988 – “Dowaliby Evidence Presented”  

Northwest Herald, 2 December, 1988 – “Dowalibys Granted Limited Visitation”  

Chicago Tribune, 2 December, 1988 – “Judge OKs Dowalibys’ Son Visit”  

Chicago Tribune, 3 December, 1988 – “Not Guilty Plea by Dowalibys in Girl’s Death”  

Southtown Star, 8 December, 1988 – “Parents Want Lower Bonds”  

Chicago Tribune, 16 December, 1988 – “Mother Free on Bond in Dowaliby Case”  

Chicago Tribune, 26 January, 1989 – “Dismissal Sought for Mrs. Dowaliby” 

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As the Dowaliby family were trying to comprehend what had happened to Jaclyn, their grief would be detained.

Bibliography:

Chicago Sun-Times, 18 September, 1988 – “Jaclyn in God’s Hands”   

Chicago Sun-Times, 22 September, 1988 – “Jaclyn Parents’ Photos Shown to Residents Near Site of Body”   

Herald and Review, 17 September, 1988 – “Psychologist to Help Solve Girl’s Murder”  

Chicago Tribune, 18 September, 1988 0 “Strangling of 7-Year-Old Remains a Puzzle to Police” 

The Star, 18 September, 1988 – “As Detectives Toil, Parents and Kids Cope With Grief Over Girl’s Slaying” 

Chicago Tribune, 19 September, 1988 – “Police Search Slain Girl’s Home” 

Chicago Sun-Times, 20 September, 1988 – “Crime Lab Checks Items From Slain Jaclyn’s Home” 

Chicago Tribune, 10 June 1990 – “Silent at her trial, the woman at the center of the chicago areas most sensational murder cases speaks out in a highly personal account of her daughters death and the days that followed” 

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The nightmare doesn’t end when Jaclyn’s body is found… It’s only just beginning.

Bibliography:

Chicago Tribune, 14 September, 1988 – “Missing Girl Searchers Frustrated”

Daily Republican-Register, 15 September, 1988 – “7-Year-Old Found Dead”

Chicago Tribune, 15 September, 1988 – “Body Found”

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The investigation into Jaclyn’s disappearance gets underway and help comes in an unexpected form.

Bibliography:

The Chicago Sun-Times, 20 April, 1998 – “Dowaliby Murder Weapon Link” 

Chicago Tribune, 10 June, 1990 – “Silent at her Trial”

Chicago Tribune, 27 April, 1990 – “Psychic Tells of Consultation With Dowalibys After Slaying”

Chicago Tribune, 11 June, 1990 – “Having Her Say”

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On the night of September 9th, 1988, seven-year-old Jaclyn Dowaliby vanished from her bed while everyone else in the quaint suburb was asleep. The small town of Midlothian, Illinois, was a typical suburban area that felt safe, by morning their idyll was shattered and things would never be the same.

Bibliography:

https://www.villageofmidlothian.net/99/History

Chicago Tribune, 12 March, 1989 – “Street of Bad Dreams”

Chicago Tribune, 16 April, 1990 – “Dowaliby Case Haunts Real Father”

Journal and Courier, 12 September, 1988 – “Purdue FBI, Police Team up in Search for 7-year-old”    

Chicago Tribune, 13 September, 1988 – “Girl Missing and Clues Scarce”    

Chicago Tribune, 14 September, 1988 – “Missing Girl Searchers Frustrated”   

Chicago Tribune, 10 June, 1990 – “Silent at her Trial, the Woman at the Center of One of Chicago Areas Most Sensational Murder Cases Speaks Out”

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