Police search for accidentally released convicted murderer
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Authorities in Illinois and Indiana searched Friday for a convicted murderer who was mistakenly released after a Chicago court appearance, as questions swirled about what caused the mix-up and why he was brought from his Indiana prison cell in the first place.
Steven L. Robbins, 44, was serving a 60-year sentence for murder in Indiana and was brought to Chicago this week in a separate case involving drug and armed violence charges -- a case that a prosecutor revealed Friday had actually been dismissed in 2007.After appearing before a Cook County Circuit Court judge, Robbins was taken to the Cook County Jail on Chicago's South Side and was released hours later, instead of being sent back to Indiana to continue his murder sentence. The public was not alerted that he was on the loose for about 24 hours.
