Julie DiCaro, a former lawyer and current anchor for Chicago sports radio station 670 The Score, has been covering the rape allegations against hockey star Patrick Kane. And for that, of course, DiCaro is being punished by an angry Twitter mob. She tweeted Friday that she’s not at work after receiving a credible threat last night.
Not at work today because of a threat made on Twitter last night. Can’t believe I ever thought Hawks fans would be different than FSU/PSU.
— Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) September 25, 2015
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I’m so angry. I love my job & my co-workers. I hate being kept from it. And I hate not being able to fight back. — Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) September 25, 2015
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This is why people are advising me to travel aiwth mace and a taser: pic.twitter.com/88n3gz4OOa
— Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) September 25, 2015
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@ALawRadio @JulieDiCaro Obvious she’s a gold-digger. Sad a woman can ruin a man’s career with one word when she’s the guilty one. — LG (@icenine416) September 25, 2015
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Specific examples of my “bashing Kane,” please. https://t.co/w1P9RqHDJi
— Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) September 25, 2015
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Source says rape kit exam of Kane accuser was cut short because of problems with equipment. Could explain lack of DNA. — Julie DiCaro (@JulieDiCaro) September 25, 2015
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The media circus around the case is, politely, developing into an absolute three-ring flaming shitshow. In the latest bizarre development, the accuser’s mother said that a rape kit an evidence bag believed to have once held a rape kit was found on her door, ripped and bearing her daughter’s name. The Erie County Commissioner of Central Police has denied that happened. Last night, the accuser’s attorney resigned from the case, saying that while he still believes the woman’s story regarding the rape allegation, he felt the circumstances surrounding how the kit was discovered were “misrepresented” to him.
While DiCaro isn’t at work, she’s still covering the story, and remains one of the best source for breaking news about the case.
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DiCaro discussing the Kane case. Screengrab via WGN TV
