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 Hendricks’s prison press conference: His opening statement and some Q&A
Steve Vogel's Clippings
Hendricks news release about coming marriage
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
Hendricks Supreme Court hearing
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
The non-existent epitaph
In the weeks and months following the Hendricks family murders, there was interest, curiosity—maybe even controversy—about why a space on the large family tombstone reserved for an epitaph had never been filled in. Some family members explained that … [Read more...] about The non-existent epitaph
Hendricks’s December 1987 newsletter
David Hendricks had been behind bars four years (three of them at Menard, a maximum security prison) in the deaths of his wife and three children when, in December 1987, he sent a year-end newsletter to family, friends and, I gather, media … [Read more...] about Hendricks’s December 1987 newsletter
Steve interviewed on own talk show
When Reasonable Doubt was first published, Steve was hosting a talk show on Bloomington radio station WJBC, regularly interviewing special guests. So the tables were turned when Steve became the interviewee on his own show with local radio icon Don … [Read more...] about Steve interviewed on own talk show