Man Convicted in '98 Murder of Batavia Worker, Geneva Family's Son
This Aurora man shot his victims in the back of the head, prosecutors said. Officials recount the case here for readers.
A 35-year-old Aurora man is expected to spend the rest of his life in prison after being convicted in a 1998 double murder, a case that went unsolved for more than a decade, officials said. Jaime M. Diaz, formerly of the 1600 block of North Marywood Avenue, Aurora, was convicted Jan. 31 by a Kane County jury of two counts of first-degree murder. The Kane County State's Attorney's Office sent out information on the conviction on Friday. The jury deliberated for about three hours before returning with its verdict. Those lost in the 1998 double murder were 21-year-olds Elias Calcano of Aurora and Brendon P. Anderson. Anderson moved with his family to Geneva in 1994. In 1997 he moved to an apartment in North Aurora and worked in Batavia …
jennifer Martin
7:30 am on Monday, February 25, 2013
Joe, I totally agree with you. Lisa did have a part in all of this. The PD dropped her cocaine charge if she testified.. Don't you think its kind of weird that at the pre trial she said that Jason Peterson did this?? Now a week later at the regular trial she said Jamie did this. This is not right. I sat in the court room through all of this. If I seen all these messed up stories, the victims … more ›