Crime & Justice

Chicago Lawyers Found Dead at Home Were Fatally Stabbed

MURDER MYSTERY

Police discovered the bodies of Harvard Law grads Thomas E. Johnson, 69, and Leslie Ann Jones, 67, during a welfare check.

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Oak Park Police

Two Chicago lawyers found dead in their home were stabbed to death, and the case is now a homicide investigation. Police discovered the bodies of Harvard Law grads Thomas E. Johnson, 69, and Leslie Ann Jones, 67, during a welfare check at their Oak Park house earlier in the week; an autopsy determined the cause of death. Johnson served as a hearing officer in police disciplinary cases, and he and his wife—who taught at Northwestern University—were partners in a politically connected law firm.

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