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Lawyers will be in Macon County Circuit Court this spring for a hearing aimed at trying to overturn twin murder convictions in the 1996 death of Karyn Hearn Slover.
DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A murder case that led to a murder conviction for a man and his parents is getting reopened more than 20 years later. In 2002, Michael Slover Jr. and his parents, Michael Slover Sr. and Jeanette Slover, were found guilty of murdering Slover Jr.’s ex-wife, Karyn Slover in 1996. Now, the […]
He died while serving 65-year prison sentence.
He was serving a 65-year sentence for the brutal murder and dismemberment of his former daughter-in-law. Slover's wife and son remain incarcerated for the crime.
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 Oxygenâs "One Deadly Mistake," which airs at 6 p.m. Saturday. Karyn Slover Steve Rundio Footage taped at the ti...