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Convict: Calvin Madison, born May 14, 1947
Killed: Convicted of robbing and killing 19-year-old gas station attendant John Hogan on Jan. 22, 1970. Madison, who was 22 at the time, ordered Hogan into a restroom and onto his knees and shot him four times in the back of the head. Hogan was murdered at the Gas-for-Less services station, 2201 W. State St., a business owned by Hogan's father.
Sentence: 75 to 100 years
Custody date: Jan. 23, 1970
Resides: Graham Correctional Center, Hillsborough
Parole denied: 31
Parole hearing: 10 a.m. Apr. 2, 2013
Mailed petitions: May 17, 2013 (Illinois Prisoner Review Board, Attn: Tracy Buckley, chief of operations, 319 E. Madison St., Suite A, Springfield, IL 62701)
Electronic petitions: May 24, 2013
Parole decision: May 30, 2013
AGAINST PAROLE: To keep Madison in prison, click here to fill out petition.
FOR PAROLE: To support Madison's release, click here to fill out petition.
By signing this petition you understand that your name can become public record. Although the Prisoner Review Board fights the release of names on petitions, and the courts generally have protected the names, those names of those signing the petition may at some point be released publicly.
