Murder in Illinois

I really enjoyed the Songbird Road podcast which is why I listened to this one, but unfortunately, this one seems very one-sided. I understand that the victim's family chose not to participate but I feel there could have been more of an effort to present a more balanced approach.

Easily the worst true crime podcast I’ve ever listened to. There is no objectivity in this story at all; therefore, I couldn’t get further than E3. From what I’ve read on Reddit and others, the entire series is the same. Shame on this host for allowing her guests (the murders’ family) to shame and blame the victim and her family. This is nothing more than a character assassination of the victim. Disgusting 🤢

This is an amazing podcast that I highly recommend.

Most of the complaints I see in the negative reviews are feelings-based complaints and complaints about the side of Kimberly’s family, or the “Christopher is guilty” side, not being represented well enough. We are meant to draw a verdict based on unobstructed evidence, and a guilty verdict should be made when guilt is beyond all reasonable doubt. Even though the podcaster is only unfortunately able to obtain the personal experience of Chris’s family and not Kimberly’s, what Lauren manages to do that is far more important than capturing any of the feelings and opinions of any family members is bring physical evidence to light that was withheld from the people choosing Chris’s fate and withheld from the public. This is evidence that, having been shown, you would be hard pressed to find a full jury ruling guilty beyond all reasonable doubt. As a matter of fact, the physical evidence shows it was nearly impossible, if not entirely impossible, for Chris to have physically committed the crime. Yes, there are emotional pieces that might make us find Chris very unfavorable or prevent us from being able to believe a mother could be responsible for what happened to this family. But at the end of the day facts don’t care about feelings. Whether you feel Chris is guilty, or feel Chris is innocent, the physical evidence shows the angle of the gunshots were incompatible with Chris being able to perform them, the blood evidence was incompatible with Chris having committed the murders - the real evidence shows us what likely happened and what could not have happened that day. What people get hung up on, Chris’s family and viewpoint seemingly being “prioritized”, is actually what those who are dissatisfied are doing themselves: prioritizing the family experiences and personal feelings about Chris over the recovered crucial physical evidence provided through this podcast. The evidence is compelling enough to see a fair trial was not received.