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Chicago Murderer Who Escaped Custody Captured

(CNN) — Authorities captured a convicted murderer whom Chicago authorities mistakenly released from custody.

Steven Robbins, 44, convicted of a 2002 murder in Indianapolis,had been on the run for three days before he was captured in Illinois Friday night.

After interviewing Robbins' family and friends, they were able to determine where he was, the Cook County Sheriff's Department said.

They captured Robbins in the city of Kankakee, about 60 miles away from Chicago.

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