Cullom man charged in Christmas Day triple homicide pleads not guilty

Posted on January 23, 2020
Clifford Brewer appeared on a video feed from the Livingston County Jail Friday, Dec. 28, 2019, as he made his first appearance after being charged with three counts of murder for the Christmas Day slayings at his home at 416 E. Jackson St. in Cullom. (Pool photo/David Proeber, The Pantagraph)

 

By HOI-ABC

PONTIAC – A Cullom man accused of murder in a Christmas Day triple homicide has pleaded not guilty.

Clifford Brewer, 53, made the plea during his arraignment Thursday in Livingston County court, according to our news partner Heart of Illinois ABC.

He is charged with six counts of first degree murder, two for each victim, by the Livingston County State’s Attorney’s Office.

Brewer is accused of killing his wife, son and a neighbor in the early morning hours of Dec. 25 at their home in Cullom.

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