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STEVE RUNDIO As editor of the Decatur Herald & Review, George Althoff had covered many crime stories, but never one like the murder of 23-year-old Karyn Hearn Slover. "This one was different," he said. "She was one of our own." Slover was a Herald & Review advertising representative, and Althoff faced the challenge of directing coverage of a murder victim known and adored by everyone in the newsroom. His recollections about the case are part of Oxygen’s "One Deadly Mistake," which airs at 6 p.m. Saturday.  Karyn Slover Steve Rundio Footage taped at the ti...

Pervert, serial killer-type investigation? >> the first potential suspect was her ex-husband, michael, the father of her little boy. >> there was obviously some violence in that relationship. we talked to several people who indicated that michael had battered her in the past. i don't think it was a good relationship. >> karyn wasn't very fond of michael's family either. they were the ones baby-sitting karyn's son, christopher, on the day of her murder. >> karyn had a tough time with her ex-in-laws. they're the ones who watched her son, and it was frequently stressful when she either would go t...

But the forensic evidence linked the slovers to the murder in every imaginable way. >> obviously, this was a highly circumstantial case, but the forensic evidence we had was pretty clear-cut. >> although michael jr. was working at the time of the murder, he called his parents 12 times that weekend and helped clean up the crime scene afterwards. prosecutors were convinced he was actively involved in planning the murder and coverup. the three slovers were all convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 60 years in prison. >> we were delighted that it was finally over. and the fact that all...

Highway. but the forensic evidence linked the slovers to the murder in every imaginable way. >> obviously, this was a highly circumstantial case, but the forensic evidence we had was pretty clear-cut. >> although michael jr. was working at the time of the murder, he called his parents 12 times that weekend and helped clean up the crime scene afterwards. prosecutors were convinced he was actively involved in planning the murder and coverup. the three slovers were all convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to 60 years in prison. >> we were delighted that it was finally over. and the fact...

Was not normal, that jeannette treated the boy as her own and actually believed it was her own son. >> in fact, she told friends that after christopher was born, she began breast-feeding him. investigators checked telephone records and discovered that michael jr. called his parents 12 times on the weekend of the murder. also suspicious, the slovers owned a used car lot just one mile from their house. the lot, patrolled by two junkyard dogs, was always dirty and in disrepair. just after karyn disappeared, neighbors said the lot got a makeover. >> michael jr. and michael sr. were seen by the nei...