Steve Vogel's Clippings

Moments after Judge Richard Baner spared David Hendricks the death penalty in the murders of Hendricks's wife and children, I did a one-on-one interview with one of Hendricks's attorneys, Hal Jennings. At about the same time, Hendricks's … [Read more...] about Defense attorneys after Hendricks sentencing

Shortly after David Hendricks's July 8, 1986 news conference inside the Menard prison, McLean County State's Attorney Ron Dozier, who had convicted Hendricks of killing his wife and three children, appeared on my WJBC radio talk show.  I played some … [Read more...] about The Hendricks letters (pre-“Reasonable Doubt” Part Two)

    In July of 1986, less than a month after an Illinois Appellate Court upheld David Hendricks’s conviction on charges that he murdered his wife and three young children in 1983, Hendricks held a press conference inside Menard Correctional Center, … [Read more...] about The Hendricks prison press conference: His opening statement and some Q&A   

In May of 1988, David Hendricks, Menard Prison inmate N-50478,  distributed a news release to announce he was about to marry.  Here's the release: NEWS RELEASE    May 1, 1988     From:  David Hendricks, Menard My natural inclination is to keep … [Read more...] about Hendricks news release about coming marriage

Many court observers were surprised when the Illinois Supreme Court agreed to review the conviction of David Hendricks in the murders of his wife and three children.  That's because the state's Fourth District Appellate Court had already unanimously … [Read more...] about Hendricks Supreme Court hearing