The Hendricks Family Murders 1983
The Hendricks family murders in Bloomington, Illinois, were a shocking and tragic event that shook the community to its core. In November 1983, Susan Hendricks and her three young children, Becky, Grace, and Benjamin, were brutally murdered with an ax in their beds. The investigation into the murders quickly honed in on David Hendricks, the husband, and father of the victims.
He was tried, convicted, and sentenced to life in prison, but his conviction was eventually overturned, and he was released. The case remains officially unsolved, and opinions about who committed the murders are still divided. Local journalist Steve Vogel chronicled the investigations and trial in his book “Reasonable Doubt,” which delves into the complexities of the case and raises more questions than answers.