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Twenty minutes was all it took for a Peoria County Judge to vacate a man’s 47-year-old murder conviction.Family and attorneys representing Cleve…
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A former inmate who was wrongfully convicted of murder says he believes his friend, Cleve Heidelberg, is innocent.66-year-old Alstory Simon was released…
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A 74-year-old Peoria man returns to prison in Galesburg this evening, but he could be freed later this spring if a judge believes new evidence proves his…
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Attorneys for Cleve Heidelberg are celebrating the seven hours of testimony yesterday as “an accomplishment.” Four separate witnesses were called to…
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A murder case involving the killing of a Peoria County Sheriff's sergeant in 1970 will get a modern-day reconsideration this week. 74-year-old Cleve…
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Echoes of 1970 replayed in a Peoria County courtroom Wed.A nearly five-hour long hearing in the post-conviction case of Cleve Heidelberg ended with a…
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Attorneys representing 73-year-old Cleve Heidelberg are seeking to postpone a third stage hearing, scheduled for Wed.The last-minute motion for…
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A Peoria man’s sixth amendment rights were violated 46 years ago, in a case that landed him in prison for the rest of his life.That was one of the…
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73-year-old Cleve Heidelberg is spending his Christmas in prison, for the 46th straight year. Heidelberg’s 1970 murder conviction of a Peoria Deputy is…
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The revisit of a 46-year old Peoria murder case continues to move forward in the county courthouse. The hearing for Cleve Heidelberg, who’s convicted of…