People v. Harvey

Donna and Gary Decker were abducted in St. Louis on December 14, 1982. Gary Decker was killed in Missouri while his wife was raped and murdered in Illinois. Defendant, Walter Harvey, was arrested for these offenses on January 14, 1983. In April of 1983 defendant was convicted of Federal charges arising from the acts set forth above and was sentenced in June of 1983 to 120 years in prison. A St. Clair County, Illinois, grand jury returned an indictment on June 2, 1983, charging defendant with the rape and murder of Donna Decker. While these Illinois charges were pending, defendant was…