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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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When five members of a family are found brutally slain, the clues would lead to someone close to the family. 

See all sources and photos for this episode here: The Gee Family Murders (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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Sidnee Stephens was just fifteen years old when she went missing on July 19th, 2010, from Pinckneyville, IL. The truth of her brutal murder would destroy a community. 

See all sources and photos for this episode here: The P'Town Saints Murder (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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When a family is slain in Ina, Illinois, the case grows cold. Then a mother in Lawrenceville, IL is convicted of murdering her young son. But could both crimes be the work of a serial killer? 

See all sources and photos for this episode here: Unsolved in Southern Illinois (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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In family scared with abuse and violence, will the cycle ever end?

See all sources and photos for this episode here: The Farmer's Family (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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When a brutal murder of a special needs child occurs in Springfield, Missouri, years of shocking lies were revealed.

See all sources and photos for this episode here: Munchausen Mom of Missouri (themidwestcrimefiles.com)

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