== Ronald Mikos, DPM == - born December 10, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois refered to some as the Medicare Murderer. On May 23, 2005 a petit jury consisting of six men and six women recommended the death penalty for this Podiatrist. The case of the United States versus Ronald Mikos was only the second time in the history of the Federal Court in Chicago to condemn a person to death. The same jury had on May 5, 2005 convicted Ronald Mikos of defrauding Medicare out of $1.2 Million by billing the Health and Human Services program from surgeries he never preformed. He was also convicted on murdering 54-year old Joyce Brannon, RN, a Church caretaker, in the basement of an Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died just a few days before she was set to testify against him before a Federal Grand Jury. The jury was unanimous and found that Brannon suffered from infirmity and had a number of health problems. This along with aggravating circumstances qualified the crime for capital punishment. Mikos was found to have shot Joyce Brannon six times in the head and back, the final shot into the neck was at point-blank range. Assistant US Attorneys John Kocoras and Jeffrey Cramer argued that an attack or murder of a Federal witness was an attack upon the justice system. Mikos had repeatedly called Brannon begging her not to testify against him, Brannon relied these conversations to her sister, Janet Bunch, who testified against Mikos. In an effort to save his life Mikos defense attornyes, Cynthia Giachetti and John Beal told the jury that Mikos suffered from mental defects, and that his mind had deterorated from years of drug abuse and alcoholism. Additionally friends and the mother of two of his five known children testified that Mikos was a loving father to his three youngest children. His two older children, who were grown adults, did not testify on behalf of their father. Nor did any other direct relative of Mikos testify on his behalf. The jury listened to taped conversation between Mikos and his son Ronald Mikos, Jr. (a/k/a Adonis Mikos or also called Adonis King). Although some notes were made in the Chicago press accounts about the highly circumstancial evidence in the case; the case was described by the press as a strong circumstandial case. Federal investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Health and Human Services proved that Mikos at one time owned a .22-caliber revolver whose rifling produced bullets similar to the rounds found in Brannon's body. Cell phone records indicated that Mikos was within miles of the crime scene around the time of the murder. Notes were found on the defendent at the time of arrest indicating that he had been lurking around the Church where Brannon lived and worked just days prior to her death. Bullets found in Mikos' car matched the bullets recovered from the body of Brannon. And although investigators were unable to find the murder weapon itself, Mikos owned a book at the time of the crime entitled "How to Hide Anything". Mikos did not testify in his own defense, but did have girlfriend Stacy Rosenthal testify that he was a loving person, who could make a postitive contribution to society from prison both as an inmate and a father. The jury deliberated for less then three complete days before handing down their verdict. As stated earlier Mikos was only the second person to be condemned to death by a Federal jury in the City of Chicago, the first was a street gangster Darryl "Pops" Johnson. He was also condemned for the murder of a Federal witness. Information regarding this case, United States versus Mikos, can be found in the May 24, 2005 Metro section of the Chicago Sun-Times, the May 24, 2005 Metro section of the Chicago Tribune. Please refer to Mike Robinson Associated Press article "Jurors order death for Chicago podiatrist convicted of murder" released Monday, May 23, 2005.
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== Ronald Mikos, DPM == - born December 10, 1947 in Chicago, Illinois refered to some as the Medicare Murderer. On May 23, 2005 a petit jury consisting of six men and six women recommended the death penalty for this Podiatrist. The case of the United States versus Ronald Mikos was only the second time in the history of the Federal Court in Chicago to condemn a person to death. The same jury had on May 5, 2005 convicted Ronald Mikos of defrauding Medicare out of $1.2 Million by billing the Health and Human Services program from surgeries he never preformed. He was also convicted on murdering 54-year old Joyce Brannon, RN, a Church caretaker, in the basement of an Evangelical Lutheran Church. She died just a few days before she was set to testify against him before a Federal Grand Jury. The jury was unanimous and found that Brannon suffered from infirmity and had a number of health problems. This along with aggravating circumstances qualified the crime for capital punishment. Mikos was found to have shot Joyce Brannon six times in the head and back, the final shot into the neck was at point-blank range. Assistant US Attorneys John Kocoras and Jeffrey Cramer argued that an attack or murder of a Federal witness was an attack upon the justice system. Mikos had repeatedly called Brannon begging her not to testify against him, Brannon relied these conversations to her sister, Janet Bunch, who testified against Mikos. In an effort to save his life Mikos defense attornyes, Cynthia Giachetti and John Beal told the jury that Mikos suffered from mental defects, and that his mind had deterorated from years of drug abuse and alcoholism. Additionally friends and the mother of two of his five known children testified that Mikos was a loving father to his three youngest children. His two older children, who were grown adults, did not testify on behalf of their father. Nor did any other direct relative of Mikos testify on his behalf. The jury listened to taped conversation between Mikos and his son Ronald Mikos, Jr. (a/k/a Adonis Mikos or also called Adonis King). Although some notes were made in the Chicago press accounts about the highly circumstancial evidence in the case; the case was described by the press as a strong circumstandial case. Federal investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Department of Health and Human Services proved that Mikos at one time owned a .22-caliber revolver whose rifling produced bullets similar to the rounds found in Brannon's body. Cell phone records indicated that Mikos was within miles of the crime scene around the time of the murder. Notes were found on the defendent at the time of arrest indicating that he had been lurking around the Church where Brannon lived and worked just days prior to her death. Bullets found in Mikos' car matched the bullets recovered from the body of Brannon. And although investigators were unable to find the murder weapon itself, Mikos owned a book at the time of the crime entitled "How to Hide Anything". Mikos did not testify in his own defense, but did have girlfriend Stacy Rosenthal testify that he was a loving person, who could make a postitive contribution to society from prison both as an inmate and a father. The jury deliberated for less then three complete days before handing down their verdict. As stated earlier Mikos was only the second person to be condemned to death by a Federal jury in the City of Chicago, the first was a street gangster Darryl "Pops" Johnson. He was also condemned for the murder of a Federal witness. Information regarding this case, United States versus Mikos, can be found in the May 24, 2005 Metro section of the Chicago Sun-Times, the May 24, 2005 Metro section of the Chicago Tribune. Please refer to Mike Robinson Associated Press article "Jurors order death for Chicago podiatrist convicted of murder" released Monday, May 23, 2005.
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