Larry Dean Bright, born in 1966 in Peoria, Illinois, was a notorious serial murderer who perpetrated at least eight violent murders of Black female sex workers in central Illinois between 2003 and 2004. His harsh techniques included burning their bodies and smashing their bone fragments with a hammer, garnering him the moniker "The Bonecrusher." His reign of terror created dread among the population, resulting in heightened police presence and substantial disruptions to daily activities. ...

Eva D. Heisch was found guilty of first-degree murder and armed robbery in Illinois in 2016. She alleged that her trial counsel was ineffective in their representation. Heisch claimed that her attorneys failed to prevent the State from using her post-Miranda right to silence as evidence, submit limiting instructions for statements made by officers during her interrogation, request separate verdict forms for intentional and felony murder, and file a post-sentencing motion. She further clai...

Bennie Frank Withrow IV, a 38-year-old Universal Aryan Brotherhood (UAB) member, was implicated in Dustin Tucker's murder in December 2021. Tucker was involved in drug trafficking and collaborated with authorities. Withrow retaliated against Tucker, shooting him several times and left him to die in a field. Tucker's body was located in Osage County on tribal grounds on December 20, 2021. Following an investigation, Withrow was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and firearm-rela...

This Automobile Association book was his father’s before being his.