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Madison County murder suspect in court

According to Berea police, Steven Gerlaugh was arrested early Tuesday morning in Garrard County during a traffic stop, following a multi-county search. Officers say Gerlaugh is accused of shooting 42-year-old Thomas Rison in the chest Monday night on Baldwin Street.

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Madison County jury convicts man of murder in mother's strangulation

The victim, Norma Caraker, was the widow of Charles “Tom” Caraker Sr., a former mayor of Troy who died in 2018.

Jury renders verdict in murder trial of Troy man accused of killing his mother

The case divided victim Norma Caraker’s two daughters. One believed their brother was innocent. The other believed he was guilty.

KMOV St. Louis on MSN · 3d

Madison County jury finds man guilty of strangling his mother

A Madison County jury returned a guilty verdict in the case of a man accused of strangling his mother. Noma Caraker, 60, was found unresponsive in her Troy, Illinois, home on Lower Marine Road in September of 2023.

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Madison County Remembrance Project working to create historic lynching markers

Local historians estimate around 11 lynchings happened in Madison County alone, and the Madison County Remembrance Project is ...

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Court documents show Madison County treasurer got license plates without paying

Madison County Treasurer Amanda DeVos was released on bond Monday on allegations she didn't pay for her license plates.

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Alleged murder-for-hire orchestrator to appear in court on Wednesday

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. – One of the three men charged in a high-profile murder-for-hire case in the shooting death of ...

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