Murder in Boystown

Unsolved Mysteries

Cosgrove Meurer Productions, Inc. + Audacy

True Crime, Society & Culture, Documentary

4.7 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 June 2022

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

In 2004, 31-year-old Kevin Clewer goes out for a night on the town in an area near Chicago called “Boystown.” The next day, his father finds him dead in his apartment--he has been stabbed over 40 times. New developments in the case have led investigators to focus on a possible suspect, code name “Fernando,” who was the last person to be seen with Kevin. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It was a gruesome murder.
0:06.0	The man was stabbed at 40 times.
0:09.0	Kevin Chlor was murdered in this apartment, and no one knows why.
0:14.0	Probably within a day or two of the homicide taking place, I didn't understand of what happened to Kevin and how horrific it was.
0:24.0	The gruesomeness just how many times Kevin was stabbed lead you to wonder what was going through the offenders' mind at that particular time.
0:33.0	And at this point, the only person who really knows is the person who killed Kevin.
0:46.0	On the north side of Chicago, not far from Rigglyfield, is the neighborhood of North Hallstead.
0:52.0	The area is known for a bustling art scene, vibrant nightlife, and boutique shopping.
0:57.0	It's also the oldest officially recognized LGBTQ neighborhood in the United States.
1:03.0	Locally known as Boyz Town, North Hallstead has a reputation as one of the safest neighborhoods in the city of Chicago.
1:10.0	But in the spring of 2004, the horrific murder of 31-year-old Kevin Chlor shook the community to its core.
1:27.0	I'm Steve French, and this is Unsolved Mysteries, Murder in Boyz Town.
1:42.0	My name is Ron Chlor, and I am older brother to Kevin, only brother to Kevin.
1:48.0	Ron and Kevin Chlor grew up about two hours outside Chicago in the Rockford area of Northern Illinois.
1:56.0	When Kevin was born, I was seven years old, and we were pretty close.
2:01.0	But then, once I hit those teenage years, he was the little kid who was kind of in my way.
2:07.0	You know, he's your younger brother, but once Kevin went through his teens, we became very close again.
2:13.0	That was about the time he came out that he was gay.
2:19.0	Kevin first came out to my mom. He was 15. He was living with her at the time.
2:24.0	She was very open, very accepting, and then he came out to me and my wife shortly after he came out to my mom.
2:32.0	From there, he came out to my stepmother, and eventually my dad.
2:37.0	He was most worried about how my dad may accept or not accept him.
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