Family Secrets

This afternoon a jury in federal court in Chicago convicted five men in what's come to be known as the Family Secrets trial. Joseph Lombardo, 78; Frank Calabrese, Sr., 70, James Marcello, 65, Paul Schiro, 70 and Anthony Doyle, 62 were convicted of a wide ranging number of charges including 18 Murders and a variety of conspiracy and racketeering charges.

The trial, which lasted nearly ten weeks, was the most important case of its kind in years. Lead prosecutors, Patrick Fitzgerald and John Scully wove together a substantial case and are to be commended for their efforts.

One of the documents prepared by the prosecution for trial, the Santiago Proffer, indicated their belief that Joseph Lombardo (known as "the Clown") was the triggerman who killed Richard Cain on December 20, 1973. Richard's murder was not included in the indictment because of a lack of physical evidence.

Sentencing will happen at some point in the future, but it's unlikely that Lombardo will see the light of day.