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Man convicted of killing Illinois DCFS caseworker during home visit
An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her killing.
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An Illinois man accused of stabbing a state child welfare worker to death as she was making a home visit to check on children has been found guilty but mentally ill in her killing.
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The victim was shot in the chest and taken to St. Francis Hospital in serious condition.
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