Capitol Crimes: The Pam Knight Story (ep 01)

Capitol Crimes: The Pam Knight Story (ep 01)

IL House GOP
IL House GOP
Aug 7, 2026

This is the first episode of an ongoing series looking at the crimes behind the legislation introduced in the Illinois General Assembly.

On a Friday night in September 2017, Pam Knight, a child protection specialist for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services took an assignment that was, sadly, all too familiar.

What happened that evening in northwestern Illinois would horrify the community and the state, and send shockwaves through not only the agency charged with protecting children, but also the state legislature.

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