Guilty of Nothing

By Kevin King

When Bill Eck is accused of a crime he didn't commit, the evidence is compelling but not complete. With enough loopholes in the case to run a racehorse through, it seems as though any logical juror or judge would need more evidence to convict anyone in this position. A serial killer who strikes at the site of the racehorse track has every citize

• Language: English
• Publisher: Media Literary Excellence
• Release date: Aug 15, 2022
• ISBN: 9781958082232

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GUILTY

OF

NOTHING

KEVIN KING

Guilty of Nothing

Copyright © 2022 Kevin King

All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations incorporated in critical articles and reviews, no part of this book may be used or reproduced by any means, graphic, electronic, or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, taping, or information storage and retrieval system, without the

Written permission of the author.

ISBN 978-1-958082-22-5 (Paperback)

ISBN 978-1-958082-23-2 (Ebook)

Printed in the United States of America

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter One

BEGIN

Chapter Two

HORSE TRACK

Chapter Three

DEATHS

Chapter Four

ARRESTED

Chapter Five

OPENING

Chapter Six

STATE

Chapter Seven

DEFENSE

Chapter Eight

CLOSING

Chapter Nine

VERDICT

Chapter Ten

PRISON

Chapter Eleven

APPEAL

Chapter Twelve

MEDIA

Chapter Thirteen

MURDERS

Chapter Fourteen

RELEASE

Chapter Fifteen

KILLER

Chapter Sixteen

END

For the cure of all mental illness

Chapter One

BEGIN

Bill Eck was born in Chatham, Illinois, the son of Joe and Marsha Eck. Chatham is a small city a few miles away from Springfield, the capital of Illinois. He grew up in Chatham and went to grade school and high school there. He graduated from Chatham Glenwood High School.

Bill was the star pitcher for the Chatham Glenwood baseball team. He was named the Central State Eight Player of the Year. Glenwood High School belongs to the Central State Eight Conference.

He received a scholarship from Western Illinois University to play baseball there. He signed his scholarship at the high school. He left for Macomb, Illinois, the following day. He did very well as a college player until he hurt his arm.

But Bill had his college education to fall back on. He was studying to be a civil engineer at Western Illinois University. While at college, Bill met Mary Lewis in his sophomore year. They were married in Macomb after they both graduated from Western Illinois University. Then Bill and Mary Eck moved to Chicago from Macomb. Bill was hired as a civil engineer for Roy Simon Engineers.

They had two sons and one daughter. The boys were named Bob and Charlie and their daughter was named Carrie. Charlie played third base for his high school team. Bob was a pitcher for his high school team.

The baseball scouts were looking at the Eck brothers for a possible Major League career. Both of the Eck brothers were excited about the possibility of being a Major League player. Carrie, their sister, was in school in Chicago to be a civil engineer just like her father.

Eddie Eck is the brother of Bill Eck and ran a gas station in Springfield. Eddie wasn't interested in sports, but could build a car practically from nothing. Eddie placed Bill's pictures of his high school career on the wall of his gas station. Eddie was very proud of his brother.

Dave and Karrie Mayo were next-door neighbors to the Eck family. Dave Mayo only saw the Ecks on weekends. His days were filled with doing the books for the Roy Simon Engineers. Karrie Mayo worked as the president of the Chicago Park District and tried to make the parks look the best they could be. This kept her busy. Dave and Karrie Mayo had a boy and a girl.

Ed Michaels, another civil engineer at Roy Simon Engineers, was a good friend with Bill. Bill and Ed hung out together after work and sometimes on the weekends. Roy Simon owned and operated Roy Simon Engineers. He started this business from nothing. Jill Simon, his wife, was the secretary at Roy Simon Engineers. She helped Roy in some of the decision making of his business.

Father Franks was the pastor where Bill and his family