Private Investigator - Springfield, Illinois

Bill Clutter's appearance on Crime Watch Daily in November 2015 revealing Tommy Lynn Sells as the killer of JoAnne Tate in St. Louis in 1982 led to the release of Rodney Lincoln, who was wrongfully convicted.

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Company founder Bill Clutter appears on Dr. Phil explaining his crime scene reconstruction in the case of Christopher Vaughn, featured in the iHeart Radio podcast Murder in Illinois.

FINDING THE EVIDENCE YOU NEED TO WIN YOUR NEXT CASE

Clutter Investigations Inc. is a full-service detective agency licensed in Illinois, Indiana and Kentucky. Headquartered in Springfield, Illinois, our company provides discreet and confidential investigations. Company President Bill Clutter has earned a reputation as one of the top private investigators in the United States.

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Springfield Office
1 West Old State Capitol Plaza
Suite 818
Springfield, IL 62701

Louisville Office
416 W. Breckinridge Street
A-1
Louisville, KY 40203

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Bill Clutter is smart, energetic and determined. His investigation in a federal capital case exposed police corruption and led to dismissal of murder charges. I can’t think of anybody better at what he does.

Kent Wicker, Dressman, Benziner, LaVelle, Louisville, KY.

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The Nicarico Case: Alejandro Hernandez and Rolando Cruz freed in 1995 after 12 years on Death Row

In 1988, Bill Clutter began work on the re-trial of Alex Hernandez after the Illinois Supreme Court vacated his first conviction. Bill worked for Springfield criminal defense attorney Michael Metnick, who volunteered his services pro bono.

Author Scott Turow called the Nicarico case "the most extraordinary criminal case I know."

DuPage County police and prosecutors railroaded two innocent Hispanics. They continued to obstruct justice even after the Illinois State Police obtained the confession of the real killer.

It would take another 10 years to free Hernandez and Cruz, but only after police perjury of a fabricated confession was finally exposed.

Randy Steidl freed in 2004 after 17 years in prison, most spent on death row, for a murder he didnít commit.

On May 27, 2004, Edgar County Judge Dean Andrews signed the order setting free former death row inmate Gordon "Randy" Steidl. It took seventeen years to free Steidl, who was convicted in 1987 of the double homicide of Dyke and Karen Rhoads of Paris, IL. They were savagely stabbed to death in their beds as they lay sleeping. The crime occurred at approximately 4 a.m. on July 5, 1986, when neighbors heard a woman scream. A fire was set destroying evidence of the crime.

Randy Steid, left, and his mother Barbara "Bobbie" Steidl pose with Bill Clutter on his first day of freedom.

Julie Rea Harper exonerated of son's murder
Investigating Innocence investigation corroborates confession of real killer

Julie Rea Harper appears in Springfield to thank the Dominican Sisters for their support in her struggle for justice.

The Sisters were a major source of support for the Downstate Illinois Innocence Project at the University of Illinois at Springfield.

FINDING THE EVIDENCE YOU NEED TO WIN YOUR NEXT CASE

FINDING THE EVIDENCE YOU NEED TO WIN YOUR NEXT CASE

FINDING THE EVIDENCE YOU NEED TO WIN YOUR NEXT CASE

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Fact Investigation that can make a difference in your case

The Nicarico Case: Alejandro Hernandez and Rolando Cruz freed in 1995 after 12 years on Death Row

Randy Steidl freed in 2004 after 17 years in prison, most spent on death row, for a murder he didnít commit.

Julie Rea Harper exonerated of son's murder Investigating Innocence investigation corroborates confession of real killer

Julie Rea Harper exonerated of son's murder
Investigating Innocence investigation corroborates confession of real killer