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Something big tells the story of the infamous Brown's Chicken Massacre,

a brutal case that captivated Chicago land after remaining unsolved for nearly a decade.

Customers know Brown's Chicken for its crispy buttermilk fried chicken and flaky biscuits.

The Illinois-based franchise has a reputation for delicious but simple comfort food.

But through no fault of its own, the words Brown's Chicken are also synonymous with one fateful night in January of 1993.

A real hometown is the trite but apt motto of Palatine, Illinois, a quaint middle-class

suburb west of Chicago.

On a snowy Friday evening, the staff and owners of the

city's local Brown's chicken franchise were closing up when two final customers arrived just

past 9 p.m. As the night drew on and the employees hadn't returned home, the family of the owners and workers began to worry, prompting police to investigate.

When they entered the dark building, police were shocked to find seven bodies stacked in the restaurant's freezer and fridge.

The killers, of course, were long gone.

In the months that followed, the horrendous story rocked Chicagoland and the case remained

unsolved for nine years.

The Brown's Chicken Massacre is one of the most infamous cases in Illinois history, yet it is often misremembered.

In Something Big, Patrick Wall gives a new account of the story, taking readers behind the scenes

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