In August of 1993, a 22-year-old college student in Illinois was found dead in her apartment, strangled and stabbed with a pair of scissors. With numerous potential suspects in the realm of possibly, one was convicted. But was he really behind it? Or was it someone else all along? This is the story of Jennifer Lockmiller.

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CASE SOURCES

1. Herald Review: https://herald-review.com/news/local/25-years-after-jennifer-lockmiller-of-decatur-was-murdered-her-killer-remains-a-mystery/article_8714a8b7-7766-5de2-8afc-1c5e85364899.html

2. The Pantagraph: https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/73322703/?terms=jennifer%20lockmiller&match=1

3. Herald and Review: https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/92251959/?terms=jennifer%20lockmiller&match=1

4. The Pantagraph: https://www.newspapers.com/image/73322865

5. Find A Grave: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21530505/jennifer-lockmiller

6. Herald and Review: https://www.newspapers.com/image/legacy/77289909/?terms=%22jennifer%20lockmiller%22&match=1

7. The National Registry of Exonerations: https://www.law.umich.edu/special/exoneration/Pages/casedetail.aspx?caseid=3018

8. Alan Beaman's Appeal: https://npr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com/legacy/sites/wglt/files/201912/BeamanOpinion191217.pdf

9. The Forensic Examiner: https://www.all-about-psychology.com/support-files/wrongful-conviction-of-alan-beaman.pdf

10. Rock River Current: https://www.rockrivercurrent.com/2021/09/22/day-by-day-rockford-resident-alan-beaman-marks-milestone-in-life-after-1995-wrongful-conviction/

11. Chicago Tribune: https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1994-08-18-9408180052-story.html

12. Herald and Review: https://www.newspapers.com/image/479329140

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