Editing Richard M. Daley (section)

==== Police torture reported to Daley, 1982 ====
In February 1982, Andrew Wilson was arrested for the murder of two Chicago police officers. Wilson was taken to Area 2 detective headquarters on the South Side for interrogation under Chicago Police Detective [[Jon Burge]]. Dr. John Raba, Medical Director of Cermak Health Services, the prison hospital in the Cook County Hospital system, examined Wilson, determined Wilson had been [[tortured]], and complained in writing to then Chicago Police Superintendent [[Richard J. Brzeczek]]:

<blockquote>I examined Mr. Andrew Wilson on February 15 & 16, 1982. He had multiple bruises, swellings and abrasions on his face and head. His right eye was battered and had a superficial laceration. Andrew Wilson had several linear blisters on his right thigh, right cheek and anterior chest which were consistent with radiator burns. He stated he'd been cuffed to a radiator and pushed into it. He also stated that electrical shocks had been administered to his gums, lips and genitals. All these injuries occurred prior to his arrival at the Jail. There must be a thorough investigation of this alleged brutality.<ref>{{citation |title=Brzeczek Exhibit No. 2: Letter from Raba |date=February 17, 1982 |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/7651902/Letter-to-Daley1 |first=John |last=Raba}}</ref></blockquote>

Brzeczek forwarded the letter to State's Attorney Daley.<ref>{{cite news |title=A tortuous path to not blaming Daley |first=John |last=Kass |author-link=John Kass |date=July 20, 2006 |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/07/20/a-tortuous-path-to-not-blaming-daley/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Doctor Takes Burge Trial Stand |first=Katie |last=Fretland |date=June 8, 2010 |agency=Chicago News Cooperative |url=http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/doctor-takes-burge-trial-stand/ |access-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035911/http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/doctor-takes-burge-trial-stand/ |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=Brzeczek Exhibit No. 3: Letter to Daley |date=February 25, 1982 |url=https://www.scribd.com/doc/7651902/Letter-to-Daley1 |first=Richard |last=Brzeczek}}</ref> Daley never replied,<ref>{{cite news |title=House of Screams; Torture by Electroshock: Could it happen in a Chicago police station? Did it happen at Area 2? |first=John |last=Conroy |date=January 25, 1990 |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/house-of-screams/Content?oid=875107 |newspaper=[[Chicago Reader]]}}</ref> and charges were never brought against any officers.<ref>{{cite news |title=Daley on Burge: 'We Did Everything Possible' |first=Dan |last=Mihalopoulos |date=June 30, 2010 |url=http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/daley-on-burge-response-we-did-everything-possible/ |access-date=November 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035909/http://www.chicagonewscoop.org/daley-on-burge-response-we-did-everything-possible/ |archive-date=December 1, 2017 |url-status=dead  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ignoring an injustice |date=April 29, 2007 |first=Rob |last=Warden |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2007/04/29/ignoring-an-injustice/ |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref> Daley's prosecutors convicted Wilson and his brother Jackie of murder, and Andrew Wilson was sentenced to death. On April 2, 1987, the [[Illinois Supreme Court]] overturned the convictions, ruling that Wilson was forced to confess involuntarily after being beaten by police.<ref>{{citation |title=Verdict Overturned In Killing Of 2 Cops |date=April 3, 1987 |first=Joseph R. |last=Tybor |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1987/04/03/verdict-overturned-in-killing-of-2-cops/ |newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]}}</ref><ref>{{citation |title=The Persistence of Andrew Wilson; A cop killer who fought to expose torture in the Chicago Police Department has died, but his testimony from beyond the grave could still help bring down its perpetrators |first=John |last=Conroy |newspaper=[[Chicago Reader]] |date=November 29, 2007 |url=http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/the-persistence-of-andrew-wilson/Content?oid=999832 |access-date=December 1, 2012}}</ref>