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For nearly a decade in the 1970s and early 1980s, the western suburbs of Chicago were terrorized by a serial killer.  Bruce Lindahl attacked and murdered a dozen young women.  In 1980, Lindahl kidnapped and brutally assaulted Debra Colliander in Aurora. Unlike his previous victims, Debra managed to escape. She went to the police and for the first time, Lindahl was arrested and faced charges for kidnapping, rape, and deviate sexual assault. But before the case could reach tri

In 1960, three women were murdered at Starved Rock, shocking the nation. After months with no leads, 21-year-old Chester Weger was coerced into a false confession and wrongfully convicted, spending nearly 60 years in prison. This book reveals new evidence, including DNA from hairs the victims pulled from their attacker, proving Weger’s innocence and exposing the real killers and a devastating miscarriage of justice.

Another cold case has been solved by DNA, linking the murder of Kathy Halle in 1979 in North Aurora to serial killer Bruce Lindahl. This...

Author Jim Ridings was presented a special book award  at the annual meeting of the Illinois State Historical Society in Springfield on...

Jim Ridings was born in Joliet, Illinois. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism from Southern Illinois University at...

Judge Michael Sabol ruled today that evidence of domestic abuse does not qualify Nancy Rish for a re-sentencing. The law requires that...

Nancy RIsh is pictured here in a visit her grandsons made to Dwight prison in 2012. While in Dwight prison, Nancy Rish earned her GED...

Nancy Rish and one of the many dogs she helped train in the prison "Helping Paws" program, 2012. The program trains service dogs for the...

Danny Edwards signed an affidavit in Pontiac prison on Sept. 25, 2013, swearing that Nancy Rish knew nothing about the kidnapping he was...