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Mob Trial Jury Deliberates One Day Without Verdict

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by CBS 2's John Drummond.
CHICAGO (CBS) ― The jury in the Family Secrets mob trial completed day one of deliberations Tuesday without reaching a verdict.

CBS 2's John "Bulldog" Drummond reports, the twelve jurors must weigh ten weeks of startling testimony about syndicate assassinations.

What makes this case different than other mob trials is the number of gangland slayings charged in the indictment.

Eighteen murders, some dating back to the early 1970s, are included in the litany of homicides allegedly chalked up by four of the defendants.

The government's case hinges on the credibility of Nick Calabrese, the brother of defendant Frank Calabrese.

Nick Calabrese admitted taking part in 13 murders and implicated the defendants in a number of others.

Another key witness was Frank Calabrese, Jr. whose conversations with his father were secretly recorded at a Michigan federal prison

In a rare development, Joey "The Clown" Lombardo, a reputed mob chieftain, took the witness stand to testify on his own behalf.

Also testifying was defendant Frank Calabrese, Sr. who began each day on the stand with a "good morning ladies and gentlemen of the jury."

Mob watchers could not recall when two reputed outfit bosses rolled the dice and went on the stand.

Also testifying was reputed mob associate Anthony "Twan" Doyle, a former Chicago policeman.

Doyle was not accused of taking part in any murders but was charged with being a messenger for the mob.

The jury had a short day working four and a half hours with their lunch brought into the courthouse. They'll resume deliberations at 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Four of the defendants are awaiting the verdict from their jail cells at the Metropolitan Corrections Center in the South Loop. Only Doyle is free on bond.

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