A Cook County, Illinois jury convicted Brian Peck of Elgin, IL, after he disposed of his mom's remains in Lincoln Park, Chicago and Lake Michigan.
COOK COUNTY, Ill. -- A suburban Chicago man has been convicted in the 2017 slaying and dismemberment of his mother, whose partial remains were found in a Chicago lagoon.A Cook County jury deliberated about 2 hours on Tuesday before finding Brian Peck of Elgin guilty of first-degree murder, dismembering a human body and concealing a homicide death.
Peck, who is 6 feet tall and weighed about 250 pounds at the time, claimed that his mother, who was 5 feet, 4 inches tall and 140 pounds, came at him with a military-grade survival knife after becoming annoyed at him for playing loud music, The Daily Herald reported.Elgin man charged in mother's murder after body parts found in Lincoln Park lagoon
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