CHICAGO — The murder conviction of a former Northwestern University professor who was sentenced to decades in prison for killing a boyfriend has been overturned because he was not allowed to consult with his trial lawyer during an overnight recess. An Illinois Appeals Court panel on Friday overturned Wyndham Lathem’s 2021 first-degree murder conviction. In its opinion, the appeals court …
CHICAGO — A British man who admitted helping a former Northwestern professor fatally stab the professor’s boyfriend was sentenced Wednesday to 45 years in prison under a plea bargain. “That’s all I can say.” Prosecutors said Lathem and Warren made a pact to kill each other but instead killed Cornell, who was stabbed dozens of times and left in Lathem’s …
