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TheCars1986 · 06-08-2016, 08:08 PM

http://192.155.252.85/decision/19845...E%20v.%20SHORE

Just found this link which goes into great detail about the Steve Shores case. UM actually did a good job presenting the case in their segment (and IMO, this is one of the few cases where UM did a decent job of presenting a majority of the facts within a restricted time frame), but there is still some interesting information in here. While I was reading it, I started to become convinced that Shores was guilty. But then I read the dissenting judge's opinion, and realized that Shores was completely innocent. The UM segment makes it seem like there were only 2 El Rukn gang members present, but there were actually 3. The 3 of them had ample time to get together to concoct a story to frame Shores. The most interesting part to me was that after the gang members claim to have seen Shores (who they claim was with them the entire time prior to Garrison Hester's murder) murder Hester, he ran away and fled the area. Later that night, the 3 members went to a nearby bar and claim to have seen Shores ride by them on a bike. This is extremely important detail, and had Shores been forthright with his attorney, this would have caused the defense to impeach their testimony at the trial...because Shores claimed he was riding bikes around the neighborhood with a friend that night. Not once during the El Rukn's stories do they mention Shores being on a bike, but then one miraculously materializes minutes after Shores murders Hester? It's obvious, IMO, that Shores witnessed the murder, the killer saw Shores on his bike, and then saw him again later that night, and they conspired and molded their stories to frame Steve Shores.

What's remarkable to me is how much weight the State put in the testimony of 2 former gang members (and 1 female friend of theirs), while completely ignoring Shores's sister's testimony. But then again, Shores did not do himself any favors, because he never told his attorney any of this.

What's sad is that Shores took the Alford Plea, which means he's still the convicted murderer of Garrison Hester.

TheCars1986 · 09-28-2016, 07:23 AM

Bump

Searching around the web, I came across another message board which has someone who claims to be related to one of the gang members featured in the segment.

Here is the link. She says that "Bo" murdered Garrison Hester and "Blood" covered for him.

unsolved243 · 04-06-2018, 01:56 PM

I haven't looked through the appeal yet, but this article seems to have a lot of new information about the case:
https://www.chicagoreader.com/chicag...ent?oid=883971

Steve's attorney, Andrea Lyon, found some important information in notes taken by police and federal agents in their prosecution and breakup of the El Rukns.

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These notes indicate that Bo Burns and Blood Bland "have participated in many murders" and that Bo has "had practice at framing people for his crimes" in a manner akin to the framing of Shores.

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Even more startling, the brief alleges, is a federal agent's note in which an immunized former El Rukn described the murder of "an older security guard," who was killed at 39th and Drexel and fits the description of Garrison Hester. The informant implicates Bo Burns and himself in that murder.

Also, another witness came forward, claiming to have seen someone that was not Steve rifling through Garrison's pockets shortly after the shooting.

What was most disturbing, IMO, was the description of Steve's sister's murder:

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After Shores's conviction came the unimaginable. His sister Norma, 29, was kidnapped as she was leaving her job as a bartender, possibly raped, taken to a south-side high rise, and hurled to her death from a 12th-floor elevator walkway. The police treated the vicious slaying as a sex crime, unrelated to the Shores case, which was "already solved," they told attorney Lyon.

Queena · 11-15-2020, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by TheCars1986

Bump

Searching around the web, I came across another message board which has someone who claims to be related to one of the gang members featured in the segment.

Here is the link. She says that "Bo" murdered Garrison Hester and "Blood" covered for him.

That's me! That's my post on MDS and Blood is the father of my cousins. I was shocked that I never made the connection until I was much older, much older. I'm not sure if Blood is still alive. I'm not even sure how to find the episode again to re-watch.

TheCars1986 · 11-16-2020, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Queena

That's me! That's my post on MDS and Blood is the father of my cousins. I was shocked that I never made the connection until I was much older, much older. I'm not sure if Blood is still alive. I'm not even sure how to find the episode again to re-watch.

Welcome to the board.

You can see the segment by searching for Unsolved Mysteries Dennis Farina Season 5 Episode 17.

Queena · 11-16-2020, 08:29 AM

Thank you! I've been a member since 2011, I just don't post much. I have read all of the threads on Unsolved Mysteries. I think that I've watched it too mich
My son loves the music... ��

Thank you! I'll be sure to re-watch it later. I don't know how I didn't notice as a child. I haven't seen Blood in years, at least 15. I'm not sure if he's still alive.

06-08-2016, 08:08 PM	#1
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,613	Steve Shores Appeal Link http://192.155.252.85/decision/19845...E%20v.%20SHORE Just found this link which goes into great detail about the Steve Shores case. UM actually did a good job presenting the case in their segment (and IMO, this is one of the few cases where UM did a decent job of presenting a majority of the facts within a restricted time frame), but there is still some interesting information in here. While I was reading it, I started to become convinced that Shores was guilty. But then I read the dissenting judge's opinion, and realized that Shores was completely innocent. The UM segment makes it seem like there were only 2 El Rukn gang members present, but there were actually 3. The 3 of them had ample time to get together to concoct a story to frame Shores. The most interesting part to me was that after the gang members claim to have seen Shores (who they claim was with them the entire time prior to Garrison Hester's murder) murder Hester, he ran away and fled the area. Later that night, the 3 members went to a nearby bar and claim to have seen Shores ride by them on a bike. This is extremely important detail, and had Shores been forthright with his attorney, this would have caused the defense to impeach their testimony at the trial...because Shores claimed he was riding bikes around the neighborhood with a friend that night. Not once during the El Rukn's stories do they mention Shores being on a bike, but then one miraculously materializes minutes after Shores murders Hester? It's obvious, IMO, that Shores witnessed the murder, the killer saw Shores on his bike, and then saw him again later that night, and they conspired and molded their stories to frame Steve Shores. What's remarkable to me is how much weight the State put in the testimony of 2 former gang members (and 1 female friend of theirs), while completely ignoring Shores's sister's testimony. But then again, Shores did not do himself any favors, because he never told his attorney any of this. What's sad is that Shores took the Alford Plea, which means he's still the convicted murderer of Garrison Hester.

09-28-2016, 07:23 AM	#2
TheCars1986 #VLSKMS Forum Fanatic Join Date: Nov 22, 2008 Location: Maryland Posts: 8,613	Bump Searching around the web, I came across another message board which has someone who claims to be related to one of the gang members featured in the segment. Here is the link. She says that "Bo" murdered Garrison Hester and "Blood" covered for him.

11-16-2020, 08:29 AM	#6
Queena Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Apr 16, 2011 Posts: 22	Thank you! I've been a member since 2011, I just don't post much. I have read all of the threads on Unsolved Mysteries. I think that I've watched it too mich My son loves the music... �� Thank you! I'll be sure to re-watch it later. I don't know how I didn't notice as a child. I haven't seen Blood in years, at least 15. I'm not sure if he's still alive.