Today in History: 20th Anniversary of Brown’s Chicken Massacre
Among the seven victims were a husband and wife from Arlington Heights who owned the restaurant, and five people from Palatine, including two teenagers, who also were employees.
On January 8, 1993, seven people were murdered in the Brown’s Chicken and Pasta restaurant that once stood at the corner of Northwest Highway and Smith Street. The restaurant was razed in 2001, and today, a Chase Bank occupies the corner. The victims included, according to the Chicago Examiner, Brown’s Chicken owners, husband and wife, 49-year old Lynn Ehlenfeldt and Richard Ehlenfeldt, 50, both of Arlington Heights, and Palatine residents and employees Guadalupe Maldonado, 46, Thomas Mennes, 32, and 31-year-old Marcus Nellsen. Michael Castro,16, and 17-year-old Rico Solis, both of Palatine who attended Palatine High School, also were among those killed. Juan Luna and James Degorski, former Fremd High School students, were arrested in 2002…
Scott
2:43 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Shawn - Luna and Degorski are young men; perhaps life in prison is the worst punishment. I can't imagine the concept of never seeing the outside of prison. more ›