I purchased the article "We've Got Our Man", and I'm trying to figure out how to save it and share it...Acrobat is giving me fits though. I'm working on it.
Some interesting points---
*Remants of burned clothing found in the Schofield home and feathers found in the car were being sent for testing
*Clothing turned over to PD by MaryAnn Schofield, stated to be those worn by Loren on the Friday Debbie was murdered, appeared to have stains on them which may have been blood
*Debbie had borrowed a stuffed and mounted duck from a neighbor for class, which was found next to her body
*The penknife which Schofield turned over was believed to have been too small to cause the wounds present on Debbie's body
*Schofield taught 6th and 7th grade classes as well as boy's physical education
*Maryann Schofield told police that Loren had her burn pornographic literature and photos he had brought home. He explained to his wife that he had found the material along the road and didnt want kids finding it
*States atty Hopf released portions of an oral statement that Schofield had made which had been taken down by a court reporter but not signed as it had not been transcribed (I take this to mean the court reporter had taken the statement in shorthand and needed to transcribe it back into full text).
*Four months prior to the murder, the Schofields had moved into a home at 4N512 Gary St, Carol Stream, from the Schofield family home (the farm).
*Debbie's mother had gone to the school at 3pm to pick up the children of some friends, and Debbie was aware that she would return to pick up Debbie after the game
*The husband of a teacher reported that, at about 5:30, he had seen a man in a white car parked in St Charles Rd at Fairoaks Rd, and a girl was standing beside the car
*Anonymous calls were placed to sheriff's dep't stating that Schofield should be watched and that he "is your man". A deputy stated that he wouldnt have been surprised that Schofield placed the calls himself
*Schofield gave differing accounts of his route home that night
*Schofield told law enforcement that he had talked to Debbie at the swingset around 5:20 at which time she said she was waiting for her mother. Muddy tracks were discovered leading from the swings into St Charles Rd
*Schofield told police that he took a circuitous route home because he "wanted to see how the roads are"
Background on Schofield:
*attended St Isildore's Elem School in Carol Stream and St Edwards High School in Elgin
*left the seminary to attend Quincy (IL) College, graduating in 1962-began teaching at Benjamin School in Sept 1964
*met his wife, MaryAnn Schlugen of Lisle, while in college-She taught at parochial schools in West Chicago and Carol Stream
