CHICAGO – White supremacist Matthew Hale said through his mother Thursday that the killing of a judge’s mother and husband was a “heinous crime” that he condemns.
Hale’s name remained at the center of the investigation into the slayings, although police are not calling him or his followers suspects. Nevertheless, investigators were sending out subpoenas and interviewing white supremacists who have come to see Hale’s legal battles as a rallying point for their cause.
Hale’s mother, Evelyn Hutcheson, said she had spoken to her son by telephone on Thursday and he dictated the following statement to be disseminated to the press:
“There is simply no way that any supporter of mine would commit such a heinous crime. I totally condemn it, and I want the perpetrator caught and prosecuted. I only hope they sincerely wish to apprehend the animal instead of railroading the innocent. Only an idiot would think that I would do this. My sentencing date is April 6.”
Hale has been moved out of his cell to an isolated location, according to the U.S. Marshal’s office. His mother said Hale told her everyone on his floor was interviewed by investigators.
Hale is acting as his own lawyer, but he was forced to leave behind all of his files, legal materials and personal belongings, she said. “He’s by himself with nothing,” Hutcheson said.
Her son does not hold a grudge against Judge Joan Lefkow, she said.
“He never disliked the judge. He wasn’t angry with her,” she quoted him as saying. “He is not a violent person.”
Hutcheson said the statement was her son’s idea. Both she and her ex-husband, Russell Hale, the father of her son, were on the call, which lasted 15 minutes. Both she and her ex-husband had been interviewed by the FBI, Hutcheson said.
“He is not a violent person,” she said of her son.
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