Majczek and Marcinkiewicz - Wikipedia
Joseph Majczek and Theodore Marcinkiewicz were two Polish-American men arrested and convicted of the murder of 57-year-old Chicago police officer William D. Lundy [1] on December 9, 1932. [2] Initially, officials held 10 youths in custody on suspicion of killing the officer. [3]
THE TRUE STORY THAT LED TO `CALL NORTHSIDE 777` - Chicago Tribune
2021年8月9日 · By then two young Chicagoans, Joe Majczek and Ted Marcinkiewicz, had been arrested, brought to trial and convicted of murder-the killing of Officer William Lundy during a holdup of a delicatessen...
Joseph M. Majczek, 73; Conviction Led to Film
1983年6月1日 · Joseph M. Majczek, whose wrongful 1933 murder conviction in the still-unsolved death of a policeman was the basis for the movie ''Call Northside 777,'' died Sunday after a long illness.
Joseph M. Majczek - Northwestern University Pritzker School of …
A crusade by the Chicago Times — predecessor of the Chicago Sun-Times — led to the 1944 exoneration of Joseph M. Majczek, 11 years after he had been wrongfully convicted of the murder of Chicago Police Officer William D. Lundy.
Joseph Majczek - National Registry of Exonerations Pre 1989
The 1948 film noir classic Call Northside 777 starring James Stewart, Lee J. Cobb, and Richard Conte was based on the case of Joseph W. Majczek, who was convicted in 1933 of the murder of a Chicago police officer and exonerated in 1945 as a result of a newspaper crusade.
The People v. Majczek, 360 Ill. 261 | Casetext Search + Citator
Joseph Majczek and Theodore Marcinkiewicz were indicted in the criminal court of Cook county for the murder of William D. Lundy. Upon a trial a jury found them guilty and they were sentenced to imprisonment in the penitentiary for the term of ninety-nine years.
A REAL-LIFE CHICAGO MURDER MYSTERY - Chicago Tribune
1995年1月9日 · Saved was 36-year-old Joe Majczek. Cops and higher-ups had railroaded Joe into 99 years in Stateville Correctional Center for slaying police officer William D. Lundy in a Stockyards district...
1932—Police Officer William Lundy Murder (Nov. 27, 1944)
2003年3月17日 · The convicted man is Joseph Majczek, serving a 99-year sentence on a charge of killing a policeman. Impressed with the devotion of his mother who has worked as a scrubwoman to raise funds for his vindication, the TIMES re-opened the case.
ILLINOIS: Without Apology | TIME
They were Joe Majczek, who had a minor police record, and Teddy Marcinkiewicz. Convicted of murder, they were sentenced to 99 years in prison.
Dec. 5, 1944—4 Jurors Would Acquit Joe Today - chicagology
2003年3月17日 · CHICAGO (AP)—Joseph M. Majczek, whose wrongful 1933 murder conviction in the still-unsolved death of a policeman was the basis for the movie “Call Northside 777,” has died after a long illness. Majczek, 73, died Sunday, but circumstances of the death were not publicized at his family’s request.
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