Michael McCluskey

Crime
Written By Travis Hoffman

In 1995 an incident shocked the community. 14 year old Michael McCluskey tragically lost his parents and younger brother in a house fire which he claimed to escape from the second story window. Soon, suspicion turned toward Michael who was eventually tried for murder. Now 26 years later we dig into the the story with one of the journalist who covered the trial. Jennifer McIntire, former WGEM anchor and reporter, joins us to discuss the story of the 14 year old killer. For some additional imagery/context to this story be sure and visit our episode blog here.

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