murderer who never should have been free >> live in the newsroom with tonight's top story >> steven robbins is back in his indiana prison cell tonight...and its safe to say he won't be coming back here. cook county authorities found him hiding in kankakee... two days after they accidently let the murderer go. though considered dangerous, he didn't cause any trouble in his time out of custody... so the county only has to deal with its embarrassment... and ensuring this never happens again. he's back in the custody of the indiana department of correction...and no longer sherriff tom dart's problem. more than 48 hours after steven robbins was allowed to walk out the front entrance of the cook county jail, authorities discovered him hiding out in kankakee. the sherriff's department received more than 100 tips that led them across the area... but they knew they had their man when they saw a suspicious character walking into a home in the 400 block of fraser avenue just before 11 last night. "someone just went into the house carrying groceries with a wig on that fit the description" this is what

>> some inmates struggle with how to serve time, a problem steven robbins has mastered. >> art is myy and my salvation. i mean, that's what keeps me stable. this is all paint. this is not acrylics. you have to let this dry. that's how i do it. i don't try to put too much of a buildup on the paint because i want to control it. creativity, i got you, no problem. >> as one of the prison's more senior residents, robbins also sees himself as a bit of a father figure to some of the new inmates, as austin knight will soon discover. >> knight? >> yeah? >> ready to go? >> after completing the classification process, it's time for knight's transfer to general population. >> got everything? >> i'm going to "d." i wanted to get out of there, intake as soon as possible. be able to get some air now. i'm a little nervous. but other than that, it's more excitement than anything. more relief. i'm glad to be out of just that room all day. >> there you go. right there. they'll get you hooked up with your property and a mattress and see if we can get you some stuff to clean in there. >> okay. >> all rig

steven robbins, this man, was in court on unrelated charges. to complete his 60-year sentence for murder, robbins was released by the cook county sheriff's office. the breaking news reporter for the "chicago tribune" has been following the story. good morning. >> good morning, how are you? >> i'm good. any luck on the man hunt so far? >> not yet. they're broadcasting his description and a little bit of what happened on the police radio every hour in chicago, but they haven't tracked him down yet. there's some thought he might be in areas where he used to live on the south side of chicago. but no sign of him yet. >> it just makes you wonder how this could've happened and what this killer's reaction was when deputies just freed him. >> well, i'm sure he was pretty happy. unfortunately, this is not the first time this has happened. basically the same thing happened in 2009. what's happened here is an old, lesser charge they wanted to drop was dropped the other day, and robbins was released. but the fact he had been brought in from indiana from the

police captured steven robbins 60 miles from chicago.day, robbins was supposed to be transferred back to the indiana prison where he's serving a 60-year sentence. investigators aren't saying what led them to the hiding spot. >>> now to security concerns at twitter, the social media site says around 250,000 accounts were compromised by hackers. they gained access to user names and e-mail addresses, twitter security chief says they stopped one attack as it was happening. they believe the breach may be linked to similar ones by suspected chinese hackers on the "new york times" and the "wall street journal". >>> at least 60 harvard students have been forced to temporarily withdraw from school after being linked to a cheating scandal. harvard's investigation came to light last august. 125 students allegedly cheated on a take-home exam. >>> to your money now, and a milestone for wall street. for the first time since 2007, the dow jones closed above 14,000. the stock market's rise has put it back in line with more prosperous times. alison kosik

steven robbins is serving a 60 year prison sentence in indiana. he was in chicago yesterday to face drug charges ultimately dropped. instead of being returned to indiana, robbins was released from custody. >>> update on the heartbreaking story we told you about yesterday. a vigil and march being held in chicago this afternoon for a teenage girl gunned down just days after taking part in the inauguration. the 15-year-old was caught in the cross fire between gang members making her one of 42 people killed in chicago just since the first of this year. in response to that, amazing gun violence, the mayor will move 200 police officers from desk jobs into the streets. >> we need to work together to protect our greatest resource. the children of the city of chicago. >> we need to get murderers off the street. if they do it once they will do it again. >> the 15-year-old girl made the anti-gang video, when she was in the 6th grade. and urged kids in the video to say no to gangs and yes to a great future. imagine just at the inauguration, time of her life,

convicted murderer steven robbins was just allowed to walk out of chicago's cook county jail.rving a 60-year sentence for murder in indiana. tonight he's free and prison officials have no idea where he is. ross rice, the former spokesman of the chicago office of the fbi, says robbins is potentially dangerous because he is desperate. >> this wasn't a planned escape. he was probably as stunned as anybody when the door opened up and he walked out. he has nowhere to go. he has very little funds, no communication with anyone. >> reporter: kwha exactly happened is unclear. paperwork sent with robbins was very clear that they wanted him back. >> in this case, the release paperwork has clearly stamped on it, do not release this offender from court. >> robbins is 44. he has the name nicole tattooed on his neck. we got ahold of nicole, his ex-wife, in indiana. >> i know he's a good guy. i'm scared for him because they might kill him. it's their mistake. he's not no serial killer or nothing like that. >> reporter: the same thing happened in 2009. jonathan cooper serving time for manslaug

and it's all about a man named steven l. robbins. that's his picture. he's 44 years old, about 5'5" and 190 pounds. i tell you this because he's a convicted murderer and he's supposed to be serving a 60-year prison term in indiana. he was taken to chicago on tuesday to face something else, though, a drug charge. but that drug charge ended up being dropped. so then, you'd think he'd go back to his regular prison. but for reasons unknown, he was instead released and free to go and walk amongst the rest of us and away he went. so arrest warrants are now in effect in illinois and indiana. this is effectively a man hunt for an already convicted killer who is not supposed to be out. we will keep you posted on this. >>> overseas now to a developing story in turkey, a suicide bombing today right outside the u.s. embassy in ankara, killing a turkish security guard protecting the people inside. police say that the bomber also died and at least one other person was wounded. no americans were among the hurt or dead. there's no word on who might have carried out tod

stevens. this convicted murderer back behind bars this morning after accidently being released from jail. stephan robbinsas arrested late last night about 60 miles from where he was set free. after a court case in chicago, robbins was let go because paperwork was lost asking he be returned to an indiana prison. he will now continue serving his 60-year sentence. the hits just keep on coming for alex rodriguez. clinic being investigated for dosing. '' espn is reporting that anthony bausch would inject rodriguez every few weeks if he star's mansion in miami. claims rodriguez and -- they are both claiming that they deny that. anyway, arod said he only took pedz to 2003. iowa basketball team gets the team into the spirit for love. ♪ hey baby i think i want to marry you. >> what a perfect proposal. students and players join a dance nehemiah a choreographed routine to marry you by the one and only bruno mars. basketball coach popped the question to his girlfriend. as you can see he said yes. congratulations to them. those your headlines this saturday morning. >> i actually was the one who pitched this to our pr