She had been killed by being shot seven times in the head.Īfter a lengthy police investigation, her former husband and his parents were charged with her death and convicted in May 2002.
Her dismembered body was found dumped in garbage bags two days later in Lake Shelbyville. and Jeannette Slover, the parents of her former husband, Michael Slover Jr. She was going to pick up her then 3-year-old son, Kolten, who was being looked after at the home of Michael Slover Sr.
27, 1996, the last time her friends saw her. "In all my years in the newspapers business, this ranks as the most difficult story I've ever covered," said Althoff, who returned to Decatur in August to film segments for the TV special.įootage taped at the time showed Althoff walking down the steps from the newspaper front doors to the parking lot; that was the route Slover took on the evening of Sept. His recollections about the case were part of an episode of Oxygen's "One Deadly Mistake", which aired Feb. Slover was a Herald & Review advertising representative, and Althoff faced the challenge of directing coverage of a murder victim known and adored by everyone in the newsroom. 19 in the Herald & Review.ĭECATUR – As editor of the Decatur Herald & Review, George Althoff had covered many crime stories, but never one like the murder of 23-year-old Karyn Hearn Slover. (Photo by Clay Jackson, Herald & Review)Įditor’s Note: This story initially was published Feb. Written by Darryl “DMC” McDaniels, Shawnee, Johnny Warfield, and Adam Padilla.Former editor George Althoff clears off a marker in memory of Karyn Hearn Slover in August at the Herald & Review building, 601 E. Written by Jennifer Torres and Illustrated by Gladys Jose
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