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Joshua Livingston, 41, was awaiting trial at the McLean County Jail on charges related to the strangulation death of Melissa Ostrom, a former girlfriend who had filed domestic violence charges against him in March.
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The McLean County State's Attorney's Office is asking to use statements Melissa Ostrom reportedly made to police shortly before the 39-year-old woman was killed.
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Five women in three central Illinois counties have obtained court orders to keep Joshua Livingston away from them based on allegations of abuse and threats to their safety. A review of court records by WGLT reveals three orders of protection and two no-contact orders sought by five women starting in 2016.
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A Peoria woman was saddened, but not surprised, by the news in April that her former boyfriend Joshua Livingston faced murder charges in connection with the death of Melissa Ostrom, one of five central Illinois woman who sought protective orders after their relationships with him turned violent.
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Joshua Livingston of Danvers faces murder charges in Melissa Ostrom's death in April.
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Judge William Yoder cautioned Livingston, saying self representation “is not a simple matter of telling one’s story.” Livingston will be expected to handle the case in a competent manner and will not have a lawyer on standby, said Yoder.
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The releases of Michael Bakana and Joshua Livingston illustrate the challenges of releasing a person accused of domestic violence, and the uncertainties of opening the cell door of an accused murderer with the ability to post his bond.
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A Danvers man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges that he strangled a Bloomington woman to death and then tried to hide her body.