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Kevin Clewer
Status: HOMICIDE
City: Chicago
State: Illinois
County: Cook County
Date of birth: April 7, 1972
Date of death: March 24, 2004
Age: 31
Gender: Male
Race: Caucasian/White
Cause of death: Knife Stabbing
Anniversary month: March
LEA: Chicago Police Department
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March 23, 2026 | By: Rachel Mates This story is part of a collaborative project between Project: Cold Case and the University of North Florida’s Applied Journalism class. Kevin Clewer loved all gourmet food and worked to learn how to cook. Together, he and his brother were co-chefs on a team in Rockford, Illinois’s 100 Men Who Cook fundraiser event for The Literacy Council. “From shrimp appetizers to espresso mousse, we cooked it all,” said his brother, Ronald Clewer. “Everything together, including the main courses, drew a crowd to our booth every year.” Those cooking events ended in 2004, when, at age 31, Kevin Clewer was found stabbed at least 40 times in his apartment after a night out in the Boystown area of Chicago. Kevin’s murder remains unsolved, but the Chicago Police Department continues to search for answers. Kevin was born on April 7, 1972, and grew up in Chicago as a typical boy, playing in the dirt, out in the yard, playing with cars and bikes.... Read More
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