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Melissa Calusinski was convicted in 2011 of murdering toddler Ben Kingan in her classroom in an Illinois child care center injuring him as seriously as though he were. October 13 2016 0900 AM.
It also appears she did not receive a fair trial.
Melissa calusinski update. Melissa Calusinskis status hearing has been postponed. Judge Martha Pacold made the decision to reschedule initially on Feb. Due to the ongoing Corona-virus pandemic no further details as to when Melissas appeal will resume have yet been released-as of April 29th 2021 The case of Melissa Calusinski sentenced to 31 years in prison.
Melissa Calusinski of Carpentersville is serving a 31-year prison sentence from her 2009 first-degree murder conviction in the death of 16-month-old Benjamin Kingan of Deerfield. Melissa Calusinski has repeatedly denied she slammed the child to the floor. This summer the Lake County Coroner discovered new X-ray evidence that he believes backs up her claim of innocence.
Melissa Calusinski reveals why she confessed to murdering a toddler. I was terrified People Magazine Woman convicted of killing toddler at day care declares innocence People Magazine Guilty Verdict Stands in Day Care Murder. Judge rejects reversal Chicago Tribune.
When Melissa Calusinski found Benjamin Kingan unresponsive in his bouncy chair at a suburban day care center on Jan. 14 2009 his death later that day was a mystery. Melissa Calusinski Paul Calusinski From the outset she was an unlikely murder suspect.
No criminal history and no disciplinary problems in school. Ive never been in trouble said Melissa. More than a decade has passed since 16-month-old Benjamin Kingan abruptly passed away in 2009 while at a daycare center but in a new interview for The DrOz Show convicted caregiver Melissa Calusinski still maintains her innocence as she sits behind bars.
At the trial the daycare worker was ruled responsible for the tragedy partly due to a presented X-ray that seemed to show a fracture. Melissa Calusinskis post-conviction attorney Kathleen Zellner filed her clients Writ of Habeas Corpus this past Wednesday March. Calusinski currently 10 years into a 31 year sentence for the aggravated battery and first degree murder of 16-month-old toddler Benjamin Kingan will be seeking fresh eyes and minds to look into a case that began with a now much publicized.
Benjamin Kingan Update It is looking more like Melissa is innocent. It also appears she did not receive a fair trial. I do hope it is figured out as having the wrong person in prison is not justice for Benjamin.
Benjamin Kingan murder 1132009 Lincolnshire IL Day care worker Melissa M. Calusinski charged with his. October 13 2016 0900 AM.
Melissa Calusinski was convicted in 2011 of murdering toddler Ben Kingan in her classroom in an Illinois child care center injuring him as seriously as though he were. Judge Shanes made his decision last Friday on Melissa s request for a new trial. I attended the hearing and will go over the ruling as well as whats next for Melissa and her team.
If youd like to discuss this case please join our active discussion on the Court Junkie Discussion Facebook Group. To read the Judges 50 page opinion click HERE. A look at the twists and turns in the Melissa Calusinski murder conviction over the decade since she was accused of killing Benjamin Kingan at the day care center where she worked.
October 13 2016. People dont know what I was put through in order for me to confess Melissa now 30 tells PEOPLE in a prison interview in this weeks issue on newsstands Friday. When they interrogated me it was horrible.
I was terrified FreeMelissaCalusinski sharethisstory. Almost eight years. WLS – Thursday was the first of three hearings that could ultimately determine whether Melissa Calusinski could be cleared for killing a toddler.
The former day care worker and. Melissa Calusinski - Did Someone Tamper With The Evidence. I attended day 3 of Melissa Calusinskis evidentiary hearing.
Her attorney Kathleen Zellner had filed a Post Conviction Relief Petition based on possible new evidence. Day 3 of the hearing included testimony from an imaging expert who makes some shocking clams about the. Melissa has been granted her Oral Argument.
Melissas Oral Argument will be heard on the 18th of April at the 2nd District Court of Appeals. Time for a fresh set of. The case of former day care worker Melissa Calusinski and the death of a toddler in her care will be reexamined tonight in a new episode of 48 Hours on CBSThe death of Benjamin Kingan a 16-month-old toddler made headlines in 2009.
It was then that police say that the day care worker threw the baby down to the floor causing his death. Melissa Calusinskis quest for a new trail in the death of a toddler she was watching at a daycare center in 2009 moved to the Illinois Appellate Court on Wednesday as her attorneys sought to.