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Richard Ehlenfeldt

Case from Palatine, IL dated Jan 08, 1993

Victim Details

Richard Earl “Dick” Ehlenfeldt

Male

White / Caucasian

Palatine

IL

1993-01-08

50

Richard

Ehlenfeldt

06/28/2026

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Richard Earl Dick Ehlenfeldt, a 50-year-old Caucasian male, tragically lost his life on January 8, 1993, in Palatine, Illinois. He and his wife, Lynn Anne Wiese Ehlenfeldt, were the owners of the Brown's Chicken restaurant in Palatine. On that fateful night, Richard and six other employees were brutally murdered during an armed robbery. The assailants, Juan Luna and James Degorski, entered the restaurant and shot the victims execution-style before stuffing their bodies into walk-in freezers.
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  • Brown's Chicken massacre - Wikipedia
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