Scharff/Freeman Murders

I’m pleased to announce that Paul Scharff and Holly Hager will be my guests on my Blog Talk Radio show at 7 pm Central on January 5th. Paul’s father, tavern owner Ronald Scharff, and his barmaid Patricia Freeman were murdered in McHenry County, Illinois in June 1981.

The killings remained unsolved for over 27 years. And then this past summer Holly Hager, Paul’s one-time baby-sitter, read a former mobster’s biography in which the murders were described and the killer named. Since then McHenry County has renewed their investigation; and the story has received attention from Chicago and McHenry County media.

Paul and Holly will explain the status of efforts to have the alleged killer officially named as the murderer and the cold cases closed out.

You can catch the broadcast live at http://www.blogtalkradio.com/dennisngriffin. Listeners can call in with questions or comments at 646 478-0982.