Man’s bid for a retrial in boy’s murder hinges on ex-Chicago cop’s alleged ties to Gitmo torture

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Original Load Date May 11, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Last Updated May 11, 2026, 9:01 p.m.
Original URL https://www.wbez.org/criminal-justice/2026/05/11/guantanamo-bay-torture-richard-zuley-mohamedou-ould-slahi-anthony-garrett-chicago-police-cpd

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A man who says Chicago police beat him into confessing to the 1992 murder of 7-year-old Dantrell Davis is a step closer to finding out whether he’ll get a new trial. One of Anthony Garrett’s attorneys battled a Cook County prosecutor in closing arguments Monday afternoon at the Leighton Criminal Co...