(WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- The Illinois Innocence Project claims it has evidence that will clear a man and his parents of the murder of the son's ex-wife nearly 30 years ago.
The dismembered body of Karyn Slover was found in garbage bags in Lake Shelbyville in 1996.
In 2002, her ex-husband, Michael Slover, Jr. was convicted in Decatur of the killing along with his father, Michael Slover, Sr. and his mother, Jeannette Slover.
Attorneys for the Illinois Innocence Project said genetic material found on duct tape used on the garbage bags was from three unidentified males, and no genetic evidence came from any of the Slovers.
However, Macon County State's Attorney Scott Rueter said he believes the Slovers were rightly convicted.
"My belief is that an appropriate decision was reached initially and that the case spoke for itself and the jury made the findings they filed. They can claim something as junk science but it doesn't mean that it is."
The father died in prison, and the mother remains in custody, but the son is scheduled to be released on parole next month.
A hearing on the Illinois Innocence Project's call for the convictions to be overturned is scheduled for April 4.
"We see all sorts of claims and all sorts of cases. This is really no different than any other defendant trying to overturn a conviction or get something changes in their case," Rueter added.
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