The Illinois State Police Podcast

The Illinois State Police Podcast

Hosted by State Police Director Brendan Kelly and narrated by legendary anchorman and documentarian Bill Kurtis, the Illinois State Police podcast explores different issues related to police policy and procedure in an ever-evolving legal landscape. In each episode, we'll be hearing from multiple guests ranging from law enforcement officials, legal experts, forensic scientists, crime victims, and other experts involved in the topics being discussed. The Illinois State Police Podcast is produced by Kurtis Productions Ltd. www.kurtis.com Original Theme Music Composed by David Huizenga

Episodes

June 25, 2025 57 mins

As a young adult, Kelley Marshall had a promising start. She had a young daughter, a good job, a new apartment, and a new car. After falling on some hard times due to a traffic accident, a man came along who at first seemed to be her knight in shining armor. Initially expressing genuine concern and interest in Kelley and even helping to financially support her and her daughter, he appeared at first to be her altruistic, caring boyf...

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East St. Louis is a city that has struggled with just about every possible difficulty that a community can be subjected to. High crime rates, lack of job opportunities for its residents, and a plethora of other issues have resulted in the city losing over 75% of its population since peaking in the 1950s. At various points, the city has had the highest per-capita murder rate in the entire nation. With such a negative public percepti...

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After being the victim of a sexual assault in 2021, Northwestern University undergraduate student Kaylyn Ahn set out on a journey to close a legal loophole in Illinois, regarding alcohol and substance consumption, that prevented prosecutors from pursuing a case against her aggressor.

Ahn drafted a bill to close the loophole and update the definition of consent in the state’s sexual assault law. Introduced into the Illinois General A...

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April 8, 2025 63 mins

In 2002, at the age of 13, Alicia Kozakiewicz became the first known victim of an Internet luring and child abduction that received widespread media attention. Kozakiewicz had corresponded online with someone she thought to be a girl named "Christine". In reality, "Christine" was actually a 31-year-old man named Scott Tyree. Over the course of nearly a year, Tyree groomed the 13-year-old Alicia, before eventually kidnapping and tra...

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