In September 1996, 23-year-old Karyn Slover left work expecting an ordinary Friday. She planned to pick up her young son, stop at the mall to shop for a dress, and celebrate a friend's upcoming wedding.

She never made it.

SOURCES

Herald & Review (Decatur, Illinois) – contemporary reporting on Karyn Slover's disappearance, investigation, trial, and appeals.

Journal Gazette (Mattoon, Illinois)
• "Dog hair found on duct tape belongs to elder Slovers' dog: Expert" (May 2, 2002)

News-Gazette (Champaign, Illinois) – trial coverage and case timeline.

Associated Press – trial and appellate coverage.

Illinois Appellate Court records – People v. Slover.

Macon County Circuit Court records.

Forensic Files – "Concrete Alibi"

Cold Blood, Season 3, Episode 4 – "Ties That Bind"

Davis Enterprise
• "Snoopy Snoop: High-tech pet detective: Davis firm's DNA testing nabs those who run afowl" (August 8, 1999)

Nancy Miller, Dead Sleep Podcast - Episode 107 “One Day You’ll Be Mine”

Forensic Files Now

Find a Grave

Published scientific literature on canine DNA and animal forensic evidence.

Public reporting regarding the 2026 CODIS ruling involving unidentified DNA profiles in the Slover case.

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