Track 57: cateresa matthews
Summary: Cateresa Matthews, 14, is a typical eighth grader: she spends time with her friends and is involved in extracurricular activities at school. In November 1991, Cateresa is on her way home from her Grandmother's house and encounters an evil presence or several... This case has so many twists and turns and leaves you wondering about the meaning of justice.
An image of Cateresa Matthews.
An image of the Dixmoor 5, the men accused of her murder.
Willie Randolph, whose DNA matches the DNA swab from Cateresa’s body. As of today, it is unknown whether Willie has been convicted of this crime.
A map showing the distance between Cateresa’s school and where her body was found.
This episode was made possible because of the below sources:
TV SHOW:
True Crime w/ Aphrodite Jones, Season 3, Episode 15
60 Minutes: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YSo_9Xo_78E
ARTICLES:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/539779-alvarezletter
https://www.law.northwestern.edu/legalclinic/wrongfulconvictions/exonerations/il/shainnie-sharp.html
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/breaking/ct-dixmoor-five-arrest-met-20160831-story.html
https://casetext.com/case/people-v-randolph-2030