Adams murder case goes to jury
DIXON – Byron Adams' fate now is in the hands of 12 jurors.
At 12:12 p.m. today, Lee County Associate Judge Charles Beckman sent the jury of six men and six women to deliberate the case.
Adams, 54, of Chicago, is charged with three counts of first-degree murder in the death of Margaret Atherton, 35, of Dixon, on Sept. 11, 2009.
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