A Sept. 16 hearing may determine if William “Billy” Curl, who pleaded guilty to the 2010 murder of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller, will have more time withdraw his plea.Curl’s motion to withdraw his plea was filed July 22, which is after...
The sun shone Monday on a gathering of people in yellow shirts singing Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here.” They were singing for Toni Keller, a freshman killed in October 2010 in Prairie Park. About 20 supporters of the Keller family wore Toni’s...
Clay Campbell (right), former DeKalb County state's attorney, speaks to journalists following a news conference he held after William Curl pleaded guilty to the murder of NIU student Toni Keller as part of a plea deal. Campbell, who was state's attorney...
Supporters of both the prosecution and the defense are unsatisfied with William Curl’s acceptance of a plea deal. Curl pleaded guilty to one count of first degree murder in the 2010 murder of freshman Antinette “Toni” Keller as part of a plea bargain...
William Curl has "tentatively indicated" he will plead guilty to the murder of NIU student Antinette "Toni" Keller. As part of the agreement, Curl will be sentenced to 37 years in jail. Keller was reported missing in October 2010. Burned human remains...
Lawyers are discussing a plea agreement today for William “Billy” Curl, the man accused of murdering freshman Antinette “Toni” Keller in 2010. Attorneys plan to meet in Judge Robbin Stuckert’s chambers. If convicted of murder, Curl faces between...
The trial date of William “Billy” Curl, the man accused of the 2010 murder of NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller, has been postponed for a third time this year. Curl was indicted for five counts of first degree murder, one count of concealment...
It’s been two years. Two long years since NIU lost a beautiful soul to cruel intentions. Antinette “Toni” Keller went missing Oct. 14, 2010—the Thursday of Homecoming weekend her freshman year. Although it has been two years since the tragedy...
Antinette “Toni” Keller’s memorial, located near a Prairie Park trail behind DeKalb Elks Club, 209 S. Annie Glidden Road, no longer features the towering sunflower planted in her memory. According to an Oct. 24, 2010, Northern Star article, Keller...
DeKalb County Judge Robbin Stuckert decided a prior complaint of alleged criminal sexual abuse by the DeKalb man accused of killing NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller could be used at trial. In 1995, William “Billy” Curl, 35, allegedly made unwanted...
Presiding Judge Robbin Stuckert granted a state request at a status hearing Thursday that a prior complaint of criminal sexual abuse by the DeKalb man accused of killing NIU student Antinette “Toni” Keller be allowed for discussion at trial. In 1995,...
Prosecutors said a DeKalb man charged in the death of a slain Northern Illinois University student told police the teenager died of a seizure. Prosecutors revealed 36-year-old William Curl’s story during a pre-trial hearing Tuesday. Curl is charged...
