Convict: Theodore Bacino, born Jan. 10, 1936
Killed: On March 15, 1974, Bacino, then 38, robbed a Poplar Grove bank and took the bank president, Thomas Kniep, hostage. Bacino headed to Loves Park and later let Kniep go. Behind Scotty's Truck Stop in Loves Park, Bacino encountered Winnebago County Sheriff’s Deputy Micahel Mayborne, 28. Mayborne shot Bacino. Bacino then shot Mayborne, killing him.
Sentence: 75 to 100 years
Custody date: March 15, 1974
Resides: Dixon Correctional Center
Parole denied: 27 times
Parole hearing: May 13, 2008
Early petitions: May 2, 2008
Final petitions: May 28
Parole decision: May 29

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