Florian Sohnke, founder of Chicago Contrarian, said former Kim Foxx granted certificates of innocence to two men in a 1998 double murder case despite her alleged doubts, while co-conspirator Adriana Mejia, who remains imprisoned, has testified under oath that she witnessed them commit the killings.
“Both men who were condemned to death and life imprisonment appealed their convictions, saying they were beaten by detectives,” said Sohnke in an episode of Chicago Contrarian, The Podcast. “Eventually, they were exonerated on the basis of alleged police misconduct and granted certificates of innocence. They were released and deported. But now they have filed multimillion-dollar lawsuits against the city for wrongful conviction, which Kim Foxx herself said she doubted.”
“Adriana Mejia, I guess we could call her the ringleader of this whole conspiracy. She pled guilty, she remains in jail, and she is sworn in to a deposition where she witnessed the two men commit the crime. So we’re releasing the two men who actually carried out the stabbings; they are on the verge of collecting millions, but she is sitting in jail,” Sohnke said. “How does Kim Foxx explain how Reyes and Solache were living with her and her husband? How did they disappear to go track the Sotos? How does she remain in jail if those two are innocent?”
Chicago has paid more than $140 million to resolve lawsuits tied to former Chicago Police detective Reynaldo Guevara, whose misconduct has been linked to dozens of wrongful convictions, including the 1998 Bucktown double murder case involving Arturo DeLeon Reyes and Gabriel Solache, both of whom were later granted certificates of innocence, according to WTTW News.
In this episode of Chicago Contrarian, The Podcast, founder Florian Sohnke discussed former Kim Foxx admitting under oath that she believed two men tied to a brutal 1998 double murder were guilty despite granting them certificates of innocence. Host Jim Bosco and guests Amy Jacobson, Jeff Fiedler, and Swincca also examined Walgreens store closures, a controversial DUI acquittal involving Samantha Steele, and Chicago’s so-called “criminal industrial complex” with former mayoral candidate Paul Vallas. Chicago Contrarian, The Podcast is a Chicago-based public affairs show focused on politics, culture, and civic issues shaping Chicago.
Chicago Contrarian, The Podcast is a Chicago-based public affairs podcast focused on news, politics, culture, and civic issues shaping Chicago. Founded in 2019 as part of the Chicago Contrarian platform, the podcast offers independent perspectives and thoughtful commentary on major events, local controversies, and the institutions influencing the city’s political and social landscape.
