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Paging Gallico and Kilkenny Catt

“Twin” was the shooter who wounded him and killed someone else, the surviving victim testified. But who was “Twin”? The street name was shared by identical twins Kevin Dugar and Karl Smith, whose mother says they were so close they were “one person.” Dugar went to prison for the murder. Now Smith has told a court he’s the real shooter. But prosecutors doubt it: he’s doing 99 years for a later crime, and “He’s got nothing to lose,” said prosecutor Carol Rogala. (AC/Chicago Tribune) ...And he could gain freedom for “himself.”