Michael Saunders

Death by Force

Michael Saunders, a 42-year-old African American male, was tragically shot to death on June 21, 2021, in Calumet Park, Illinois. Saunders, who had previously been wrongfully convicted and later exonerated in a 1994 rape and murder case, was found with a bullet wound to the head. His death was ruled a homicide by the Cook County medical examiner’s office. The circumstances surrounding his killing remain unclear, and no arrests or suspects have been publicly identified in connection with his dea ...Read More

Chicago Sun-Times: Michael Saunders of Englewood Four, who got big settlements after being cleared in 1994 rape-murder, shot to death

WGN-TV: Man exonerated in 1994 murder, gunned down outside Chicago

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