Mario Casciaro Found Guilty of Murdering Johnsburg’s Brian Carrick
The McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office has brought home a guilty verdict in the Brian Carrick murder case.
Details in Amanda Marrozzo’s Chicago Tribune article.
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Murder Charges Filed Seven Years after Brian Carrick’s Johnsburg Disappearance
Over seven years after Brian Carrick disappeared from his job at the Johnsburg grocery store across from his home, charges have been filed against Mario Casciaro.
The investigation included the FBI, Federal Marshal’s Service, the Johnsburg Police Department and the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office.
State’s Attorney’s Office Files Charges in Eight Year Old Carrick Cold Case
Lou Bianchi
Louis A. Bianchi, McHenry County State’s Attorney, reports that on February 25, 2010, the Grand Jury returned a six-count Bill of Indictment against Defendant Mario Casciaro, charging him with First Degree Murder (five counts) and Concealment of a Homicidal Death.
The Indictment alleges that on or about December 20, 2002, Mario Casciaro, or one whose conduct he is legally accountable for, while committing the forcible felony offenses of Intimidation, Unlawful Restraint, and Mob Action, struck Brian Carrick in the head and thereby caused his death.
The Indictment further alleges that Mario Casciaro concealed the death of Brian Carrick with knowledge that Carrick died by homicidal means.
The offense of First Degree Murder carries a fixed term sentencing range of 20-60 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections with no day for day / good time credit to apply.
The offense of Concealment of a Homicidal Death is a Class 3 Felony which carries a sentencing range of 2-5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections. By statute, the penalty for this offense must be imposed separately and in addition to the penalty for First Degree Murder.
Defendant Mario Casciaro was apprehended in Fox Lake, IL on February 26, 2010 at approximately 4:30 p.m. by the Johnsburg Police Department. He is being held on a $5 million dollar bond.
The above-referenced charges resulted from the joint and collective investigatory efforts of the FBI (Casey J. Solana, Acting Supervisor for the Rockford office and Special Agent Randy L. Sealby), the Johnsburg Police Department (Chief Rydberg and Detective Keith VonAllmen), the U.S. Marshal’s Service – Great Lakes Fugitive Task Force, and the McHenry County State’s Attorney’s Office (Ron Salgado, Chief of Investigations).
The length of the investigation totaled more than seven years.
The charges against the defendant are merely accusations and the defendant is presumed innocent unless proven guilty.
IFI Voter Guide Mail Fail
When I went to the mailbox this afternoon, I found something that obviously was supposed to be delivered before yesterday’s election.
It was the Illinois Family Institute’s 2010 Voter’s Guide for the primary eleciton.
Since the races for governor as so close, I thought people still might be interested in what the statewide Illinois government candidates had to say about civil unions, abortion, gambling, medical marijuana, the Equal Rights Amendment, the Marriage Amendment, sex education increasing the state income tax by 50% and allowing illegal aliens to have Illinois drivers’ licenses.
You can see the candidates’ answers below. Click to enlarge.
CBS Reporting Co-Worker of Missing Johnsburg Teen Charged With Lying
Missing over four years, Johnsburg teen Brian Carrick disappeared from his part-time job at Val’s, the grocery story in town.
CBS-TV reports a co-worker, Mario Casciaro, now 24, has been charged with nine counts of perjury by the McHenry County State’s Attorney.
CBS says the indictment says Casciaro lied when he answered, “No” to these questions:
indictment, Casciaro said no to each of the following questions from prosecutors:
“Did you say to Allen Lippert that you directed Shane Lamb to scare Brian Carrick and things got out of hand?”“And that you called your cousins from Chicago to dispose of Brian Carrick’s body?”
“And that Brian Carrick’s body was initially buried in a local area?”
“And that it was ultimately moved and dismembered and thrown into a river in Iowa because police were searching for it here?”
CBS reports the FBI is involved in the investigation.
The story says the Northwest Herald worked with CBS on the story.
CBS Reporting Co-Worker of Missing Johnsburg Teen Charged With Lying
Missing over four years, Johnsburg teen Brian Carrick disappeared from his part-time job at Val’s, the grocery story in town.
CBS-TV reports a co-worker, Mario Casciaro, now 24, has been charged with nine counts of perjury by the McHenry County State’s Attorney.
CBS says the indictment says Casciaro lied when he answered, “No” to these questions:
indictment, Casciaro said no to each of the following questions from prosecutors:
“Did you say to Allen Lippert that you directed Shane Lamb to scare Brian Carrick and things got out of hand?”“And that you called your cousins from Chicago to dispose of Brian Carrick’s body?”
“And that Brian Carrick’s body was initially buried in a local area?”
“And that it was ultimately moved and dismembered and thrown into a river in Iowa because police were searching for it here?”
CBS reports the FBI is involved in the investigation.
The story says the Northwest Herald worked with CBS on the story.
