without the confession, mchenry county state’s attorney gary w. pack had no choice but to drop the charges, and set gary free. pack continued to suggest publicly that gary had in fact committed the crime and was freed only because the prosecution could not meet its burden of proof without the confession. he was pardoned in 2002 after two motorcycle gang members were ultimately convicted of the crime. despite this, pack continues to profess that gary had committed the crime. gauger was denied the right to receive compensation for his imprisonment, citing immunity to the police, detectives, and prosecutors.