Judges: Security Needed in Wake of Killings; Joan Humphrey Lefkow Says She Fears the Murders of Husband and Mother Might Have Been Related to Her Job

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CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. District Judge Joan Humphrey Lefkow said Wednesday she fears the execution-style murders of husband and mother might have been related to her job, and two of her colleagues called for greater security for federal judges and their families.

"If someone was angry at me, they should go after me. It's not fair to go after my family," Lefkow said in an interview posted on the Chicago Sun-Times Web site Wednesday night. "It was just cold- blooded. Who would do this? I'm just furious."

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Judges: Security Needed in Wake of Killings; Joan Humphrey Lefkow Says She Fears the Murders of Husband and Mother Might Have Been Related to Her Job

Lefkow, who is now in protective custody along with her four daughters, said she didn't know if a ...

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