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article_snippet: This was a deliberate frame-up,' said Locke Bowman. '
article_snippet: This is a terrible travesty.'
article_snippet: However, it was later revealed that the shoes were not available for purchase at the time of the murder, and his attorney Locke Bowman lawyers said police had tampered with police.
article_snippet: it was also discovered that a knife found near the steps of the crime was destroyed by Waukegan police.
article_snippet: The law enforcement officers who were sued in the federal case are being dismissed as defendants, and will not have to pay damages, according to the Chicago Tribune.