Family Secrets jury to resume deliberations Monday
By Jeff Coen Tribune staff reporter
7:39 PM CDT, September 21, 2007


The jury in the Family Secrets trial ended a fourth day of deliberations Friday without reaching a decision on whether four Outfit figures can be held responsible for 18 gangland slayingsat the heart of the case.

Last week the same jury convicted James Marcello, Joey "The Clown" Lombardo, Frank Calabrese Sr., Paul "the Indian" Schiro and a fifth defendant of racketeering conspiracy. If the four are found by the jury to have participated in the slayings, they could face sentences of up to life in prison.

The jury worked for six hours Friday. Earlier in the day, U.S. District Judge James Zagel, responding to a request from jurors, gave them a copy of the transcript of trial testimony regarding Schiro.

Schiro has been accused of taking part in a 1986 slaying in Arizona.

The jury is scheduled to resume its deliberations at 9 a.m. Monday.

jcoen@tribune.com

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