DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) - A convicted Decatur killer has died in prison. 

Michael Slover Sr. was sentenced in May of 2002 along with his wife, Jeanette Slover, and son Michael Slover, Jr. for all taking part in killing his daughter-in-law, 23-year-old Karyn Hearn Slover September 29, 1996, and dismembering her body. They dumped her body parts in Lake Shelbyville. 

Slover Sr. was serving a 65-year sentence. 

The Illinois Department of Corrections confirmed his death to WAND News, but so far will not say how he died. He was serving his sentence at the Pontiac Correctional Center.  

WAND News will continue to gather more information about this story. 

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