Jury Finds Glendale Heights Man Guilty of Murder; Dog Duo Crew Assists At Trial
Dog Duo Crew, helped secure the guilty verdict in this case. This case was Crew’s first career felony jury trial.
“WHILE A GUILTY VERDICT CANNOT BRING MAREK BACK TO THOSE WHO LOVED HIM, PERHAPS MAREK’S SURVIVING FRIENDS AND RELATIVES MAY FIND SOME MEASURE OF JUSTICE KNOWING THAT THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR HIS MURDER WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE,” BOB BERLIN.
GLENDALE HEIGHTS - Last week, DuPage County State’s Attorney Robert Berlin announced that a jury found Richard Goodwin, 59 (d.o.b. 10/27/1965) formerly of Glendale Heights, guilty of the 2021 murder of Hanover Park resident Marek Krywko. The jury returned their verdict after deliberating for approximately sixteen hours following a four-day-long trial. In all, the jury found Goodwin guilty of one count of First-Degree Murder and one count of Aggravated Battery. On August 31, 2021, Goodwin appeared in Bond Court where his bond was set at $500,000 full cash, in accordance with a previously issued arrest warrant. He has remained in custody at the DuPage County Jail since that time.
On August 2, 2021, at approximately 7:47 p.m., Hanover Park police officers responded to a residence on Pebblebeach Drive for a gunshot victim. As officers responded to the scene, a second call came for another gunshot victim, later identified as Marek Krywko, at the same location. Upon their arrival, officers located the initial victim outside the residence with a gunshot wound to her left thigh. Inside the residence, officers found Marek Krywko with a gunshot wound to his left thigh striking his femoral artery. First aid was administered to both victims, but Krywko remained unresponsive and was transported to a local hospital for medical attention. He was pronounced deceased a short time later. Following an investigation, authorities learned that Goodwin and two females were at the residence to purchase marijuana from Krywko. The investigation further found that when the female victim gave Goodwin a bottle of water, he shot her. Goodwin then shot Krywko before fleeing the scene with the two females. He was taken into custody on August 25, 2021, from his home without incident.
“This afternoon, after being presented with all the evidence, a jury found Richard Goodwin guilty of the senseless murder of Marek Krywko,” Berlin said. “I thank the jury for their service and for seeing through Mr. Goodwin’s claim of innocence. I also thank Judge Ann Celine O’Hallaren Walsh for ensuring a fair trial for both sides. While a guilty verdict cannot bring Marek back to those who loved him, perhaps Marek’s surviving friends and relatives may find some measure of justice knowing that the man responsible for his murder will be held accountable. I thank the Hanover Park Police Department for their efforts on this case as well as the DuPage County Sheriff’s Office, the Naperville and Carol Stream Police Departments and investigators from the DuPage M.E.R.I.T. for their assistance. I also thank Assistant State’s Attorneys Louisa Nuckolls, Alyssa Rabulinski and Daniel Orescanin for their efforts in securing a guilty verdict against Mr. Goodwin for the murder of Marek Krywko.”
Goodwin’s next court appearance is scheduled for March 4, 2025, for post-trial motions and return of the pre-sentence report.
Additionally, one of the State’s Attorney’s Office’s newest members, Dog Duo Crew, helped secure the guilty verdict in this case. This case was Crew’s first career felony jury trial. Crew is a facility dog specially trained and placed according to his natural abilities, interests and temperament, to work with trained handlers within the Office for the benefit of vulnerable populations served by the State’s Attorney’s Office. As is tradition in the office, Crew’s tie was cut and will be preserved to memorialize his first trial victory.
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