Shortly before midnight on November 8th, 1983, the bodies of four out of five family members were found brutally murdered in Bloomington, IL. Was another family to blame, or was he wrongfully convicted? See sources and photos for this episode at: Guilty or Innocent: The Hendricks Family Murders (themidwestcrimefiles.com)   Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

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The murder of a transgender man rocks a small Nebraska community and inspires an award-winning movie. For sources and photos for this episode visit: Fueled by Hate: The Brandon Teena Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US

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The story of one of the "Runaway Train" kids from the famous Soul Asylum music video was finally solved after more than thirty years. For sources and photos for this case visit: Runaway Train: The Aundria Bowman Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com) Faith by yoitrax | https://soundcloud.com/yoitraxMusic promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.comCreative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US 

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Gina corresponded with convicted murderer Scott Endicott for several months to bring you the details of this heinous crime in Carlyle, IL. For sources and photos for this episode visit: In The Best Interest of Joseph (themidwestcrimefiles.com) 

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Greed is one of the oldest motives in history for all crimes including murder. Two heinous murders in Southern Illinois prove this motive to be timeless. For all sources and photos for this episode visit: Motivated By Greed (themidwestcrimefiles.com)
 
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In East St. Louis, Illinois, a friend commits the ultimate crime against her best friend. 

For all sources and photos for this episode visit: A Deadly Friendship (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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The family doctor in a small town was held in such high esteem that people could hardly believe he was capable of murder.  

See all sources and photos for this episode here: The Deadly Doctor of Eldorado (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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Prom night is a right of passage for most teenagers, but no one expects it will end in murder.

For sources and photos for this episode visit: Mascoutah Prom Night Murders (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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A serial predator in Michigan commits unbelievable crimes, but what effect will the Covid-19 pandemic have on his incarceration? 

See all sources and photos for this episode here: Sweet Injustice (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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Most people go into a marriage with the expectation of living happily ever after. Some turn to murder.

See sources and photos for this episode here: Marriage & Murder in Southern Illinois (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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