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BEASON MURDER
TRAGEDY
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Bloomington Pantagraph Coverage
Prosecutors
have yet
to
decide
whether
they
will
seek the
death
penalty
for
brothers
Jason
and
Christopher
Harris,
who are
accused
of
murdering
five
members
of the
Gee
family
in
Beason
last
September.
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Bloomington Pantagraph Coverage
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TIP LINE:
217-732-3000
Investigation in Gee family slayings is still under way.
Any information you have is still valuable.
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Note: The First United Methodist Church
of Lincoln is accepting donations
on behalf of the Gee family. Checks should be made out to First United
with "Gee family" written in the memo area. The church's address is:
302 Broadway, Lincoln, IL 62656.
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The Lincoln Junior
High School
wrestling team paid
tribute to fallen
teammate Dillen
Constant Thursday
night in a ceremony
prior to the team’s
first home meet.
The defense team for
Christopher Harris,
the man accused of
killing five members
of the Gee family
with his brother
Jason Harris, filed
three motions in
Logan County Court
Thursday.
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Dec 8
Coroner's jury rules homicide in Beason family deaths |
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Nov 19
Troopers adopt Tabitha Gee |
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Nov 18
Some Beason documents opened, but search warrant sealed |
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Nov 16
Beason suspect won't go on trial until at least February |
Nov 14
A Logan County judge has sealed four motions and orders to appoint
experts and investigators
for the defense of two men accused of murdering five members of a Beason
family in September |
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Nov 5
Judge declines to second-guess decision in Beason documents case |
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Nov 5
Lincoln Daily News On-Line:
Illinois
State Police Lt. Brad Colbrook, Lincoln Police Chief Stuart Erlenbush
and Logan County Sheriff Steve Nichols (L to R) all gathered
together earlier this week to share how their friendship and interagency
cooperativeness put together the horrific pieces of the Gee family
homicides. It was the dedicated efforts of multiple agencies, each doing
what they do best, yet meshing as one, that led to the arrests of the
Harris brothers. |
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Nov 3
Former prosecutor to serve on defense team in Beason murder case |
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Nov 1
Beason
slayings have attracted a big crowd of law enforcement officers, lawyers |
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Oct 29
Indictments allege stolen laptop, attempted rape |
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Oct 29
Harris brothers plead 'not guilty'-Christopher
indicted on 68 counts; Jason 71 counts
Tire
iron listed as weapon |
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Oct 27
Relatives seek answers as suspects appear in court |
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Oct 26
Woman accused of obstruction of justice allowed to return to Florida |
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Oct 21
Gee Family Fund hopes to reach $15,000 |
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Oct 20
State's attorney: Beason suspect from Florida denied public defender |
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Oct 20
Pantagraph:
Attorneys: $50,000 bond for Beason alibi suspect is excessive |
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Oct 20 Lincoln Daily News:
Information update in Gee family murders |
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Oct 20
Timoney has lead in Chris Harris’s defense |
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Oct 15
Sister seeking more information about Duncan's arrest in Beason case |
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Oct 14
Lincoln Courier:
Officials mum on warrants in Gee murders |
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Oct 14
Lincoln Courier:
Harris trials will be divided |
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Oct 14
IL.
State Police explains role in Beason investigation |
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Oct 13
Pantagraph:
Attorney: Beason murder cases likely won't be combined |
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Oct 13
Lincoln Daily News:
Preliminary hearing for Jason Harris set for Oct. 28 |
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Oct 9
SJ-R:
Sheriff: All responsible for killings in custody
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Oct 9
Pantagraph: Police
have ID'd motive, don't expect any more arrests |
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Oct 9
Lincoln Daily News:
Sheriff confident those responsible for Gee family homicides are in
custody |
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Oct 8
Lincoln Daily News:
Breaking News: Thursday 6:30 p.m.
2nd Harris brother charged with 5 counts of 1st-degree murder |
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Oct 8
Pantagraph:
Suspect went from brother's defender to alleged accomplice |
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Oct 8
Pantagraph: Three
people accused of obstructing justice in Beason probe |
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Oct 8
Lincoln Daily News:
3
more arrests in Beason slayings
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Charges are obstruction of justice
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Oct 8
Lincoln Courier:
Three charged with obstructing justice in relation to Beason murders |
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Oct 7
Preliminary hearing for Harris set for Oct. 28 |
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Oct 6
Defense seeks resources to 'level playing field' |
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Oct 6
Harris makes second court apperance |
Christopher Harris
has been transferred
to the McLean County
Jail as he awaits a
court appearance
this afternoon on
charges he murdered
the Rick Gee family
in Beason last
month.
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Oct 6
Security Increased for Beason Daughter |
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Oct 6
Questions about case only multiply after ex-husband's arrest |
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Oct 5
Family: Suspect 'stunned' by arrest; case shifts to McLean Co. |
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Oct 5
Relatives, friends share memories of slain family |
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Oct 3 Chicago
Tribune:
Bail is denied in slayings of 5 in Beason, Ill. |
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Oct 2
Court records, online posts bring Beason suspect into
focus |
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Oct 2
Harris' former boss: He was a quiet man - quit his job without
notice in June |
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Oct 2
Ex-husband charged with first-degree murder |
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Oct 2
Slaying suspect in custody |
A McLean County man
accused of killing
five members of the
Raymond “Rick” Gee
family appeared
Friday afternoon in
a Logan County
Courtroom before
Judge Thomas Harris.
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Oct 1
McLean County man charged in Beason slayings |
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Oct 1
Woman who sold suspect truck says he's innocent |
Logan
County Sheriff Steve
Nichols released
details on the task
force organized to
investigate the
murder of the
Raymond “Rick” Gee
family in Beason.
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A fund to help
surviving relatives
of Raymond “Rick”
and Ruth Gee, who
were found brutally
murdered in their
Beason home along
with three of their
children last week,
has received
thousands of dollars
in donations.
Sept 29 NBC
500 Attend Funeral for Slain Beason Family
Sept 29
SJ-R
Family's funeral draws hundreds of mourners
Sept 29
Pantagraph
Hundreds remember slain Beason family at funeral
Rick's father - Raymond Gee II - lost
his life in Vietnam |
Feb 28
Gee family honored; police looking for truck
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Sept 28
Funerals today for slain
Beason family
Services planned in
Mount Pulaski |
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Sept 28
Large crowd set for Beason family's services today
FUNERAL SERVICES: Funeral
services set for slain family
Raymond "Rick" Gee 46
Ruth
Ann Constant Gee 39
Justina M. Constant 16
Dillen Constant 14
Austin Gee 11
OBITUARY:
Gee
family,
Beason
Raymond "Rick" Gee, Ruth Constant Gee, Justina Constant, Dillen
Constant, Austin Gee
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Sept 28 LDN
Public Alert
Beason murder investigation:
Sheriff requests public to look for
person(s) with specific injuries
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Sept 28 LDN
Public Alert
Beason murder investigation:
Sheriff requests public to look for
person(s)
with specific injuries
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Sept 26
Erich Maxheimer
Senior-of-the-Month at Mount Pulaski HS
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Sept 26
Great-great-grandson of
Mount Pulaski co-founder will visit Monday
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Sept 26
Beason case a reminder that many Central Illinois crimes still
unsolved |
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Sept 25
Bloomington Pantagraph:
Beason slayings: Complete coverage |
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Sept 25
Logan County sheriff: 'We are not going to quit' |
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Sept 25
Lincoln Daily News on-line:
Friday morning statement by Sheriff Steve Nichols |
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Sept 25
Lincoln Daily News on-line:
Disaster or death: a guide to meeting the needs of children after
traumatic events
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SEPT 25 - OBITURARY:
Lincoln Daily News on-line:
Gee
family,
Beason - Raymond
"Rick" Gee, Ruth Constant Gee, Justina Constant, Dillen Constant,
Austin Gee |
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Sept 25
Lincoln Daily News on-line:
Questions and answers that followed Thursday's news conference on
the Beason killings
photo by Mike Fak: Lincoln Daily News
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Sept 24 Bloomington Pantagraph:
Sources: Police searching for sharp-edged tool, cylindrical object |
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Sep 23
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Decatur
Herald-Review:
FBI joins investigation into Beason deaths; tip line set up |
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Sept 23 Bloomington Pantagraph:
FBI Behavioral Sciences helps case; tip line set up
Sept 23 Lincoln Daily News On-line:
Authorities seek community's help in Beason slayings
Vehicle of interest sought - Victims not shot; survivor stable
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Sept 23 Chicago Tribune:
Autopsies show 5 slain family members not shot
Sept 23 Bloomington Pantagraph:
Police seek truck spotted before bodies found |
Sept 23
Lincoln Courier:
Family
massacred in Beason
Sept 23 Lincoln Daily News On-line:
Beason Community Gathers; Shock, Sadness Prevail
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"There were television vans and camera crews all over the
area as CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox rolled footage. Professional
freelancers were everywhere, as well as the Associated Press. "Mike Fak
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Sept 23
Police vow to find suspect in family slayings |
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Sept 23
Beason slayings shatter sense of security |
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Sept 23
Local health departments [Nationally] lose 8,000 more jobs in 1st
half of 2009 -
Logan County Department of Public Health
also forced to cut jobs
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Sept 22
CNN
Five found killed in Illinois [Beason] home
This was a brutal
homicide against an entire family," sheriff
[Nichols] says
One survivor, a 3-year-old girl, hospitalized in
Peoria, Illinois
Killings occurred in Beason, Illinois, about 45
miles northeast of Springfield
The latest on the investigation on tonight's
Nancy
Grace, HLN
8pm and 10pm ET |
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Sept 23
Vonderlieth joins
Alzheimer's fight with fundraisers
Sept 22
Killings, limited info put town on edge |
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Sept 22
'Brutal homicide' kills 5 family members in Logan Co.
Sept 22
Police investigate multiple deaths in Beason
Sept 22 On-Going -
Logan County Sheriff Steve
Nichols
has confirmed
that police are investigating
multiple fatalities at a
home in Beason
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