{"id":189511,"date":"2010-01-17T01:23:26","date_gmt":"2010-01-17T06:23:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagopressrelease.com\/press-releases\/twin-of-browns-chicken-slaying-victim-dies"},"modified":"2010-01-17T01:23:26","modified_gmt":"2010-01-17T06:23:26","slug":"twin-of-brown%e2%80%99s-chicken-slaying-victim-dies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/189511","title":{"rendered":"Twin of Brown\u2019s Chicken slaying victim dies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A memorial service is being held for the twin brother of a victim in the 1993 slayings at a suburban Chicago fast-food restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Mennes died earlier this month at age 49. According to his death certificate, his cause of death was acute respiratory failure from severe depression.<\/p>\n<p>The Saturday memorial service is at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Palatine.<\/p>\n<p>Mennes&#8217; twin brother, Thomas, was among the seven people killed at Brown&#8217;s Chicken and Pasta Restaurant in Palatine.<\/p>\n<p>The victims, including the restaurant&#8217;s owners and five employees, were shot and stabbed. Their bodies were stacked in a walk-in cooler and freezer.<\/p>\n<p>Former handyman James Degorski has been convicted in the killings and sentenced to life in prison. His accomplice, Juan Luna, was also sentenced to life in prison.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; Associated Press<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/1985BXefPWnAphHt_kX_lWDv6Tg\/1\/da\" rel='nofollow'><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/1985BXefPWnAphHt_kX_lWDv6Tg\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read the original article from <a title=\"Twin of Brown's Chicken slaying victim dies\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagotribune.com\/~r\/ChicagoBreakingNews\/~3\/KnOeNP8A_t0\/browns-chicken-jerry-emil-mennes.html\"  rel='nofollow'>WGN Radio Chicago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uZw_YPpvuMDLIT31yBq_IrYR2Z0\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uZw_YPpvuMDLIT31yBq_IrYR2Z0\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uZw_YPpvuMDLIT31yBq_IrYR2Z0\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/uZw_YPpvuMDLIT31yBq_IrYR2Z0\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=uAbcitCUqJk:rE7LvqoEaDY:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=uAbcitCUqJk:rE7LvqoEaDY:qj6IDK7rITs\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?d=qj6IDK7rITs\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.chicagopressrelease.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?a=uAbcitCUqJk:rE7LvqoEaDY:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/windycitynews?i=uAbcitCUqJk:rE7LvqoEaDY:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/windycitynews\/~4\/uAbcitCUqJk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A memorial service is being held for the twin brother of a victim in the 1993 slayings at a suburban Chicago fast-food restaurant. Jerry Mennes died earlier this month at age 49. According to his death certificate, his cause of death was acute respiratory failure from severe depression. 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