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Alleged rapist seeks new sentence

By Kierra Frazier | December 9, 2019

DeKALB — A former Sycamore man who is currently serving a 55-year prison sentence is seeking a retrial after being charged for abducting a former student at gunpoint and raping her at his home in 2001.April 25, 2001, Todd Allgood, a 51-year-old former...

The attorney for William Curl, Tom McCulloch, spoke to reporters Tuesday following Curl's agreement to plead guilty for murdering NIU student Toni Keller. Curl will serve 37 years in prison, with credit for 889 days, as part of the deal.

Curl will continue to fight to withdraw guilty plea

By Alan Kozeluh | September 17, 2013

For the moment, Billy Curl’s guilty plea remains in place.Curl tried to withdraw his guilty plea in the 2010 murder of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller Monday, but his request was denied. Curl’s attorney, Daniel Transier, said his client plans...