Defense says fresh DNA samples could identify real killers if given access to law enforcement database; prosecution says new samples are worthless. Battle over DNA seen as crucial in defense attempts ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WCIA) — A man previously arrested for shooting at a person has been charged with murdering a 27-year-old man during the same incident in Decatur earlier this month. In a press release ...

DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — A man who admitted to shooting someone in Decatur in early January was charged with first degree murder Thursday. 26-year-old Keishaun Thomas was arrested on January 9 after ...

The murder case grabbed national headlines after Karyn Hearn Slover's dismembered body was found in garbage bags in Lake Shelbyville days after her 1996 disappearance.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 20—A Decatur man set to go on trial for capital murder next week has been charged with attempted murder after he stabbed a ...