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Two Men Charged With Killing Mother and Daughter Found Dead in Palos Park

By Emily Morris | September 24, 2013 7:13am
 Robert Danno, 50, (l.) and Jose Fernardo Martinez-Hernandez, 24.
Robert Danno, 50, (l.) and Jose Fernardo Martinez-Hernandez, 24.
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Cook County Sheriff's Office

CHICAGO — Two men have been charged with murder in the deaths of two Chicago women who were found strangled inside a burning car at a southwest suburban nature preserve.

Robert Danno, 50, and Jose Fernardo Martinez-Hernandez, 24, were each charged with two counts of first-degree murder, the Cook County Sheriff's Office said Monday night. Both are from Chicago, according to the Sheriff's Office.

They're accused of killing a mother and daughter, identified by the Sheriff's Office as Mary Ann Urban-Danno, Robert Danno's wife, and Theresa Urban, Robert Danno's mother-in-law.

It was unclear what the relationship was between Martinez-Hernandez and Danno or either of the victims.