The Latest Breaking News from Alexander Villa

Monday briefing: What a new Guardian podcast reveals about the US justice system

In today’s newsletter: Off Duty revisits the conviction of Alexander Villa, raising troubling questions about how it was built

The Guardian - UK · Mar 23

Former head of wrongful conviction unit leaves Cook County state’s attorney’s office month after demotion

Nancy Adduci was a rising star in the prosecutor’s office but has faced allegations she hid evidence from the investigation of the 2011 murder of Chicago Police Department officer Clifton Lewis.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 30, 2023

Lawsuits accuse Chicago police, prosecutors and a judge of framing two men for the murder of an off-duty officer

Edgardo Colon and Tyrone Clay accuse prosecutors and detectives of hiding evidence in the murder of CPD Officer Clifton Lewis. Meanwhile, a third man serving time for the killing is making new allegations of misconduct.

Chicago Sun-Times · Dec 15, 2023

Judge rejects special prosecutor to look into alleged misconduct by police, prosecutors in 2011 cop murder

Alexander Villa’s lawyers cited emails discovered years after his trial that they claim show police and prosecutors withheld evidence, including cellphone data showing Villa and two other suspects were not at the crime scene when Chicago Police Officer Clifton Lewis was killed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 22, 2023

Alleged gunman in cop murder wants prosecutors’ actions scrutinized

Lawyers for Alexander Villa, Edgardo Colon and Tyrone Clay, suspected of killing a CPD officer, say the state’s attorney’s office is covering up prosecutors’ misconduct.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 17, 2023

Clifton Lewis slaying: No new judge for gunman awaiting sentencing in cop’s murder

Judge Timothy Joyce denied a motion to replace the trial judge in gunman Alexander Villa’s case before sentencing.

Chicago Sun-Times · Aug 4, 2023

Alleged shooter in 2011 Chicago cop killing seeks new judge to rule on motion for a new trial

Alexander Villa, awaiting sentencing after a 2019 trial verdict, has said police and prosecutors hid evidence from his lawyers.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jul 27, 2023

‘I’m glad she wasn’t around to see it’: Charges dropped in murder of Chicago police officer on same day mourners gathered for his fiancee

Slain cop Clifton Lewis had proposed to longtime girlfriend Tamara Latrice Tucker four days before he was gunned down in 2011.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 23, 2023

Prosecutors drop charges against two men charged in 2011 slaying of off-duty CPD cop

Tyrone Clay was freed 12 years after his arrest in the shooting death of CPD Officer Clifton Lewis. Co-defendant Edgardo Colon spent 10 years behind bars.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 21, 2023

Gallows humor? Accused cop killers say some email between police bosses raises red flags

CPD gang investigation supervisors exchanged the emails the day after a suspect in Officer Clifton Lewis’s murder was stabbed.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 8, 2023