John Dean.

'Justice for Becky': Brown County jury finds Dean guilty of first-degree murder

December 16, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Brown County Circuit Clerk Rhonda Johnson received the verdict from jury foreman Michael Boylen, then stood and slowly read it aloud Thursday morning. “We, the jury, find John Michael Dean …” she said. Johnson then paused momentarily before finishing the sentence. “Guilty of murder in the first degree.” “I thought, ‘Justice…

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First-degree murder trial of Mount Sterling man set for Dec. 6; hearings for suppression of evidence, removal of prosecutor set for November

November 5, 2021 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

MOUNT STERLING, Ill. — Jury selection in the first-degree murder trial of a Mount Sterling man is scheduled to begin Dec. 6. However, plenty of work remains to be done before the trial begins. John M. Dean, 42, of Mount Sterling, has been charged with one count of first-degree murder in the June 14, 2019…

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