Oak Park police seek security video in double-murder of Thomas Johnson, Leslie Jones

Monday, April 20, 2020
OAK PARK, Ill. (WLS) -- Police are urging residents in Oak Park to share their security video in hopes of solving the double murder of 67-year-old Leslie Jones and 69-year-old Thomas Johnson.

The couple's bodies were found in their home a week ago. They were well-known in the legal community. An autopsy found they were both stabbed to death.
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The Oak Park police chief said the level of resources dedicated to this crime is "unprecedented" in Oak Park.

Police found the couple dead in their home while responding to a call for a well-being check in the 500-block of Fair Oaks Avenue near the Frank Lloyd Wright Historic District at about 7:30 p.m. Monday.

The couple were both Harvard Law School graduates. They had grown children and grandchildren.
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Dan Herbert, a prominent Chicago attorney, first met Johnson while he was a hearing officer for the Chicago Police Board. He said the couple left a lasting impact on all they met.

"For the span of a few years, it would be every weekend I would meet someone whose life was changed, and who was saved by Tom Johnson and his wife," Herbert said.
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