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‘To Duluth with hate.’ One man’s murder conviction led to his ashes covering the courthouse
Jo Hyleck’s ashes were scattered over the Duluth courthouse as a final protest against his wrongful conviction, fulfilling his will’s instructions to publicly express his anger.
- When his will was opened, Jo A. Hyleck directed his body be cremated and the ashes scattered over the Duluth courthouse, as a private plane reportedly swooped low during the act.
- Angry at his conviction, Hyleck insisted he maintained his innocence and publicly chastised the Duluth Police Department and the jury that convicted him.
- Trial records show prosecutors highlighted the 13-pound angle iron found where the defendant said he worked, and Jo A. Hyleck was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 40 years after three hours of trial testimony.
- Local papers ran the ordered black-bordered ads in Duluth newspapers, featuring the headline `To Duluth with hate`, while earlier ads offered a $5,000 reward for leads on Hyleck's case.
- Hyleck framed his trial in stark terms when he said the procedures resembled `trials in Nazi Germany and communist China`; he was paroled after four years from Minnesota Correctional Facility in Stillwater, while personal ties with Roberta Pietrowski and community roles complicated public views.
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‘To Duluth with hate.’ One man’s murder conviction led to his ashes covering the courthouse
From imprisonment in 1968 to his death in 1978, Jo Hyleck never admitted his guilt for the murder of his wife. And he made sure Duluth didn’t forget him.
·Cherokee County, United States
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