Murder

Featured on the Netflix true crime series, Betty Frizzell is still fighting to prove her sister’s innocence.

The killer disappeared after terrorizing St. Louis in the 1990s. Detective Jodi Weber never gave up.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker shares her thoughts on wrongful convictions in Missouri and the motion to vacate conviction filed in the Michael Politte case in Washington County.

Ben Westhoff was paired with Jorell Cleveland through Big Brothers Big Sisters in St. Louis. Eleven years later, Cleveland was murdered.

St. Louis officials are celebrating a big drop in murders while the city’s police classify more and more killings as “justifiable homicides” instead.

Betty Frizzell is the former police chief of Winfield, Missouri. Her memoir, “If You Can’t Quit Cryin’, You Can’t Come Here No More," explores her family's history of poverty, crime and mental illness.

Perez Reed is facing charges of murder and assault in shootings that occurred in the St. Louis County area. The gun used in those attacks has been tied to other killings in St. Louis and Kansas.

The Illinois Prisoner Review Board granted parole to Paula Sims after three hours of testimony and discussion. Sims was convicted of first-degree murder in 1990.

Linda Dickerson-Bell said she believes Michael Politte is innocent of the murder of his mother, Rita Politte.

Michael Politte is serving a life sentence after a jury found he murdered his mother, Rita Politte, as a 14-year-old in Washington County, Missouri. On this special edition of "St. Louis on the Air," attorneys for the Midwest Innocence Project and the MacArthur Justice Center explain why he’s not guilty — and what investigators got wrong.