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In 1988, a horrific hate crime in Carbondale, IL left an innocent man dead and a couple behind bars.  For sources and photos for this episode visit: The Murder of Michael Miley (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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When a young mother is brutally murdered clues do not immediately point to a suspect. Eventually a sick obsession reveals the motive, and the killers are brought to justice.

For sources and photos please visit: Custody Battle from Hell: The Karyn Slover Story (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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Called "Indiana's Worst Crime", the murder of Sylvia Likens was nothing short of horrific and disturbing. For sources and photos from this episode visit: The Cases | Midwest Crime Files (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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Some men just can't handle a strong successful woman. Sometimes it ends in murder. For sources and photos from this episode visit:The Cases | Midwest Crime Files (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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What drives teenagers to kill for a thrill? Victims of opportunity suffer the consequences of two teenager's dark desires. For sources and photos for this episode visit: Teens Who Kill for Thrill: Gavon Ramsey & Alyssa Bustamante (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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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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