Amor V. Cross Et Al

Case Background

On April 9, 2018, Plaintiff Jeanne Olson, as successor Plaintiff for William E. Amor filed a lawsuit in the Illinois State, Northern District Court of Chicago Division (Case number: 1:18cv2523). Judge John J. Tharp, Jr presided over the case.

Cause

In September 1995, Naperville police officers conspired to unlawfully arrest and prosecute William E. Amor, leading to a notorious false confession case. The officers coerced a false confession from Amor using physical force, mental coercion, lies, and improper interrogation techniques. They falsely told Amor he had failed a polygraph test and fabricated witness evidence to support charges they knew lacked probable cause. As a result of their misconduct, Amor was convicted and sentenced to 45 years in prison. He served over 20 years before his conviction was vacated in 2017, after experts agreed his confession was scientifically impossible. Amor was acquitted at a retrial in 2018.

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