Kankakee Public Library Podcasts

Indiana Gothic is the true story of Pope Brock's great-grandfather, Ham Dillon, who had been a charismatic and ambitious young Indiana politician when he was shot to death in 1908 by his own brother-in-law, Link Hale. Hale was at least half-crazed with anger and grief that his wife--and Ham's wife's only sister--Allie, had just borne Ham a child. At the trial, the case made headlines because of Hale's groundbreaking attempt to use the insanity plea. Brock talks to the Kankakee Public Library's Betty Schatz about uncovering this family secret, and the impact it has had on him and those around him. 19 min.