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Double Life Of A Witness
- Bob Cooley lived under a new identity and commuted back to Chicago courts to testify while hiding his life.
- He balanced court appearances with vanishing acts to protect himself from retaliation.
Recordings Plus Corroboration Win Cases
- Prosecutors paired Cooley's secret recordings with his testimony to decode coded conversations and show bribery schemes.
- They also relied on independent corroboration from Katherine Fleming to strengthen their case.
Courtroom Confrontation And Aftermath
- At Pat Marcy's trial Cooley testified and Marcy later suffered a heart attack and died after a mistrial.
- Cooley later claimed his wink in court had triggered Marcy's collapse as part of his personal mythology.