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Chicago Police Torture Archive
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Last Revised • July 11, 2026
This Source Verification Page documents the official website of the Chicago Police Torture Archive, cited in Claim III of the Supplemental Motion. The archive is relied upon as a publicly available historical resource documenting investigations, litigation, and records relating to allegations of systemic police torture and official misconduct associated with former Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge. It is included to provide supporting background information for the allegations discussed in Paragraph 128 of the Supplemental Motion.
Related SMAR Citation
“[See: Chicago Police Torture Archive and…”
Website Name
Chicago Police Torture Archive
Organization
Chicago Police Torture Archive
Verification Source
Official Chicago Police Torture Archive website
Source Location
Online historical archive and research database
Referenced in the Supplemental Motion
Page 64, Paragraph 128
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✔ Relevant holding highlighted
✔ Publicly available source
✔ Included within the Source Verification Archive
May's allegation that Chicago police detectives operating under Commander Jon Burge engaged
in a longstanding pattern of physical and psychological coercion during custodial interrogations;
that the resulting misconduct contributed to wrongful convictions, death sentences, post-conviction
litigation, exonerations, pardons, and official investigations; and that the full scope of the
misconduct was exposed through independent review, investigative efforts, civil litigation, and
subsequent state and federal proceedings. May cites the Chicago Police Torture Archive as
supporting background information regarding the Burge torture cases and to support his argument
that independent investigation may be necessary to uncover and develop evidence of widespread
systemic misconduct.
Visit the official Chicago Police Torture Archive website used in verifying this source.
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Source Status
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