S&S Liquor Store Murders, “A Family Affair” | MURDERISH Ep. 068

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🗓️ 26 October 2020

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

On October 27, 1988, McLean County Coroner William Anderson had just come from the Central Catholic vs. University High School football game. Afterward, he was due to meet with members of his re-election campaign to go over strategies. Before the meeting, Anderson was volunteered by the others to get beer for the meeting. He went to the closest store, S&S Liquor Store, located at 703 N. Clinton Street in Bloomington-Normal Illinois. Anderson grabbed a six-pack and headed home for the strategy session. Just two to three minutes later, after having made it only a few blocks, Anderson’s pager went off, alerting him to go back to S&S Liquor Store. When he returned, he stepped straight into one of the worst tragedies in the town’s history. Join me as I walk you through the tragedy known as the S&S Liquor Store Murders. Check us out: Visit Murderish.com for more info about the show and Creator/Host, Jami. The website also has links to buy MURDERISH merchandise and become a Patreon supporter. Patreon subscribers can get access to exclusive Patreon-only episodes. To sign up for Patreon perks, click “Go Behind the Scenes” on the website OR click here for a direct link to our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/Murderish . Let’s get social: @MurderishPod (Twitter), @MurderishPodcast (Instagram), search “Murderish” (Facebook). Sponsor(s): - Best Fiends: Download Best Fiends FREE today on the Apple App Store or Google Play. That’s FRIENDS without the R - Best Fiends! - HelloFresh: HelloFresh.com/80murderish & use code 80murderish to get a total of $80 off across 5 boxes, including free shipping on your first box! Midroll podcast promo: Case Closed by Macmillan Podcasts’. Subscribe! CrimeCon: House Arrest - Visit https://www.crimecon.com/housearrest to buy a badge for the event. It’s all happening on 11.21.2020. See you there! Want to advertise on this show? We’ve partnered with AdvertiseCast to handle our advertising requests. Click this link to get started advertising your brand, podcast, company, etc. on MURDERISH https://www.advertisecast.com/MURDERISH . Production & Music: John & Jessica Bukenas of Audio Editing Solutions (production), Nico Vettese of We Talk of Dreams (music). Research & Writing: Steve Field. Remember, listening to this podcast doesn’t make you a murderer ...it just means you’re murder-ish. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The opinions expressed in this episode do not necessarily reflect those of the murder-ish podcast.
0:06.2	Sensitive topics are discussed.
0:08.6	Listener discretion is advised.
0:11.2	Thursday, October 27, 1988 was a busy time in McLean County, Illinois.
0:17.8	Halloween was just a few days away.
0:20.3	The annual Intercity Football Series where local high school football teams would battle each other out was in full swing.
0:28.2	And in just 12 days the November elections would be held.
0:32.5	McLean County Corner William Anderson had just come from the Central Catholic versus University High School football game.
0:40.5	Afterwards, he was due to meet with members of his re-election campaign to go over strategies.
0:46.5	Before the meeting, Anderson was volunteered by the others to get beer for the meeting.
0:52.0	He went to the closest store, SNS liquors, located at 703 North Clinton Street in Bloomington, normal, Illinois.
1:01.3	He grabbed a six pack and headed home for the strategy session just two to three minutes later.
1:08.1	After having made it only a few blocks, Anderson's pager went off, alerting him to go back to SNS liquors.
1:16.1	When he returned, he stepped straight into one of the worst tragedies in the town's history.
1:23.2	If Anderson had been running just a few minutes later, he likely would have been part of the tragic event.
1:30.2	This is Jamie and you're listening to Murderish.
1:33.1	Join me as I walk you through the tragedy known as the SNS liquor store murders.
1:46.1	This case takes us to Bloomington, normal, located in central Illinois and is the county seat of McLean County.
2:12.6	Located 135 miles south of Chicago, Bloomington, normal is home to the original stake-in-shake fast food restaurant and Illinois State University, the state's oldest public university.
2:26.1	David Davis, personal friend of Abraham Lincoln, who was appointed to the US Supreme Court by the former president once called the town home.
2:36.1	As Halloween approached in 1988, residents of Bloomington, normal would experience a real-life tragedy that would end in the death of three of its residents.
2:47.1	When Corner Anderson arrived back at SNS liquors, first responders were already on the scene.
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