Jeanette Sliwinski

On July 14, 2005, former model Jeanette Sliwinski, in an apparent suicide attempt, crashed her car into a Honda Civic at 70 mph. Sliwinski emerged with only a broken angle, but all three passengers in the Honda were killed.

1. Sliwinski was 23 at the time of the crash
2. Acquitted of first degree murder; convicted of reckless homicide
3. Found guilty but mentally ill
4. Received a sentence of 8 years; will likely be freed in 19 months
5. Waived her right to a jury trial; heard before a judge only
6. Victims: Michael Dahlquist, 39; John Glick, 35; Douglas Meis, 29

• Google News: Jeanette Sliwinski
• Chicago Sun-Times: "Model could be free in 19 months" (November 27, 2007)
  • Statement by victim Douglas Meis' brother: "It's just kind of ridiculous. Someone's going to walk away free after possibly two years -- a year and a half, two years -- in return for three innocent lives. Is that justice?"
• ChicagoTribune.com: "8-year sentence for fatal crash incites anger in courtroom" (November 27, 2007)
• Chicago Sun-Times: "Driver guilty in crash fatal to 3" (October 27, 2007)
• Chicago Sun-Times: "Model was sane, witness says" (October 26, 2007)
• ChicagoTribune.com: "Ex-attorney: Driver in triple-fatal crash acted odd after wreck" (October 25, 2007)
• Chicago Sun-Times: "Detective: Gin found in Sliwinski's car" (October 17, 2007)
• ChicagoTribune.com: "Woman waives jury trial in 3 deaths" (October 16, 2007)
• ABC News: Chicago Murder Trial Begins for Suicidal Blonde (October 16, 2007)
• ChicagoTribune.com: "Woman distraught over failed suicide try, prosecutors say" (October 16, 2007)
• Chicago Sun-Times: Is this distraught driver a murderer? (October 15, 2007)