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A Peoria man convicted in 1970 for the murder of a sheriff’s deputy continues the fight to vacate his conviction. Peoria Public Radio’s Cass Herrington…
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A startling turn of events stirred an emotional scene in what was expected to be a pretty mundane hearing in Peoria County Court Thurs. Peoria Public…
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Peoria 10th Circuit Court Judge Al Purham stands by his original ruling: The 1970 case involving Cleve Heidelberg must be reinvestigated by the Illinois…
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The Peoria County State’s Attorney is requesting a judge reconsider his decision to appoint a special prosecutor to a 46-year-old murder murder case.…
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A Peoria County judge ruled Thurs. a special prosecutor should be named in a 46-year-old murder case. Judge Al Purham told the courtroom he was “troubled”…
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The Peoria County State’s Attorney is denying claims that his office has a conflict of interest that taints his ability to rule on a 1970 murder…
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Attorneys representing Cleve Heidelberg, who’s in prison for the 1970 murder of a Peoria County Sheriff’s deputy, filed an amended petition for a special…
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This week, 73-year-old Cleve Heidelberg will have spent exactly 46 years in prison.Heidelberg, a black man, was convicted of murdering a Peoria County…
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A 1970 murder case has been reassigned to a different presiding judge for review. In a filing Wed., Peoria County Chief Judge Stephen Kouri ordered…
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Two lawyers filed a petition Thursday requesting that a special prosecutor reopen a 1970 murder case involving the slaying of a Peoria Sheriff’s…