Cleve Heidelberg: “I’m about justice”

Cleve Heidelberg, 74, left, and Alstory Simon, 68, enjoy a moment in the lobby at the Hotel Pere Marquette the morning after Heidelberg was released with a GPS monitor after 47 years in prison. The two men became friends in prison and now plan to collaborate on a website, based on their own experiences, to provide resources for the wrongfully convicted. Heidelberg said anger and frustration can build in people with no voice. “Hate and anger are counterproductive,” he said. “I’m about justice.” After a lengthy series of hearings and petitions, Heidelberg’s conviction for the 1970 shooting death of Peoria County Sheriff’s Sgt. Ray Espinoza was vacated April 20 by Judge Albert Purham. That ruling is being appealed.



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