People v. Steidl

The defendant, Gordon “Randy” Steidl (Steidl), and codefendant Herbert Whitlock (Whitlock) were indicted for the murders of Dyke and Karen Rhoads, by an Edgar County grand jury. Defendant’s motion for a change of venue was allowed and thereafter the court granted defendant’s motion to sever his case from that of Whitlock. The venue for the trial was moved to Vermilion County and Whitlock, who was tried first, was found guilty only of the murder of Karen Rhoads (see People v. Whitlock (1988), 174 Ill. App. 3d 749). After trial, a jury found defendant guilty of murder of both Dyke and Karen…