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| NewsWednesday, August 29, 2007 11:08 PM CDT |
Judge bars accused woman's police statements
ROLLING MEADOWS — A judge has barred statements made by a Bloomington real estate agent to police about the murder of her business associate two years ago. Diana Thames, 49, has been in custody in the Cook County jail since her arrest for the Aug. 12, 2005, stabbing death of Cindy Wolosick, her longtime friend and business partner. The two women bought and rehabbed properties on Bloomington’s west side and sold them for a profit. Thames was at Wolosick’s condominium following a trip the two had made to Mexico. In a series of hearings this summer, defense attorney Kathleen Zellner argued Thames asked for a lawyer more than 17 times during the 27 hours she was in police custody. Cook County Judge John Scotillo agreed with Thames’ defense team that Thames was interrogated without an attorney. Thames went to the police station to answer questions hours after she found her friend in a bed covered with blood. She was allowed to talk to an attorney after 27 hours in custody. During her testimony, Thames told the judge that she did not believe she was free to leave the Palatine Police Department or make a telephone call to an attorney. She said she eventually gave police a statement that she stabbed Wolosick in self defense because a police official told her she could be eligible for probation for such an offense. The judge denied a motion to quash the arrest warrant against Thames. A Sept. 24 trial is scheduled. |
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