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A Will County judge Friday delayed the start of Paul Runge’s bench trial on escape charges from a Downstate prison until Monday afternoon because of a schedule conflict with his attorney.
Runge, who is accused in the serial killings of seven Chicago-area women, is facing charges of escape, aggravated battery, robbery and possession of contraband in a penal institution after a botched escape attempt in October 2000. Runge was in prison on an unrelated charge and was not accused in the murders at the time of the escape attempt.
He was being transported along with prisoner Gregory Conley when they allegedly overpowered guards as their van passed through Will County on their way to court hearings in Chicago.
