Sheriff candidate’s girlfriend found dead Friday, 06.11.10
Greg Chance, from February's Lincoln Day Dinner, Lawrenceville
Wendy Edgington
LAWRENCE CO.—Early reports indicate that the girlfriend of Lawrence County Republican sheriff candidate and part-time city police officer Greg Chance has been found dead in her home this morning.
Wendy Edgington has been confirmed by official sources as having been the victim of an apparent suicide. She has been Chance’s latest girlfriend and has been with him since before he opted to run for sheriff late last year.
Edgington, it has been reported repeatedly to Disclosure by official sources and by family members, has been the victim of ongoing physical and mental abuse by Chance from the outset of their relationship.
Because of the nature of the matter (that she was the girlfriend of a police officer), local authorities have turned the case over to the Illinois State Police, who are generally wont to handle matters in Lawrence and specifically Lawrenceville, because of the trouble law enforcement themselves have caused for people, who subsequently needed ISP to come in and work the case. The matter of police abuse and misconduct became so overwhelming about six years ago in Lawrence that ISP began declining to assist in the county, since law enforcement was generally so corrupt that they would cover over for one another’s misdeeds carefully, making any investigation become more burdensome than ISP was willing to deal with.
It was reported to us yesterday, 06.10.10, that Edgington, who worked at Golden Rule Insurance in Lawrenceville, was sporting bruises and other marks on her hands and arms, which co-workers took to be evidence of ongoing violence between Edgington and Chance. An official source told coworkers that those marks were the result of the latest confrontation with her boyfriend, Chance.
Edgington lost custody of her young children last year because of Chance’s violent and erratic behavior and her unwillingness to stay away from him for the sake of her children.
More as we get it; we’re awaiting return calls from other Lawrence authorities on the matter.
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Is this guy a retired ISP officer?
No. Part-time Lawrenceville police officer, full-time auto salesman for Albright’s in Lawrenceville.
JLC are you thinking of the Greg chance that was with Illinois Drug task Force?If you are ,the last I had heard of him was that he was no longer with them but may still be working with ISP.
There are two Greg Chances. I believe the one that was with ISP was over by DuQuoin.
Yes, there are two Greg Chances and I was thinking of the wrong one.
I hope they are not alike!
Wendy is my aunt and the abuse has been ongoing for over a year now and as far as I concerned if he didnt murder her he pushed her to it. Wendy was a wonderful woman and before she met him a wonderful mother. He has in more ways than one destroyed her and cut her off from her entire family. Greg has already changed his stories to what happened that day numerous of times to us. I hope that justice will be served atleast so that us as her family can sleep at night.
Wendy is my aunt as well. And my sister above me stated the abuse has been going on their entire relationship. We know because she has told us. He tried to control her every move and in fact got so much into her head that he did. He kept her from her own family, i used to talk to her all the time, after they got together it was about once every now and then. He even got so much into her head that she was so scared she lost custosty of her children because of this bastard! she was a great mother, a wonderful sister, daughter and aunt! but now she dont get the chance to be any of that because he wouldnt leave her alone even if they would break up for a few days he would continue to harass her. its his fault to why she isnt with us anymore!
RIP AUNT WENDY I LOVE AND MISS YOU TERRIBLY!
<3always your flower girl
We can’t express how sorry we are for both of you and your family. This was an entirely avoidable tragedy, if some men wouldn’t be allowed to be so brutal. When she went to the police last August about what he was doing to her, they laughed at her and covered over for him…just like they have done with every other female he’s done this to. He was ALLOWED to pursue his course of action by his fellow cops. This could have been brought under control, and they wouldn’t. So it is the worst kind of tragedy.
We tried to tell the voters of Lawrence County the reality of what he was doing. We even got the court files where Wendy lost custody of her kids because of him. And he was elected in the Primary anyway. We were told yesterday that Lawrence County shoots itself in the foot in one election, whines about the injury for four years, then shoots itself in the same foot in the next election. Lets hope Chance has enough sense to approach the Republican party and tell them to caucus another candidate; he’s out. But in this unfortunate case, I believe he’s the one holding the loaded gun that they’re going to shoot themselves in the foot with this fall.
i want to offer my condolences to the family but i have a questin about a rumor i have heard is it true that they arresstedgreg for this and are just keeping it quiet??? please let me know if u find out the truth thanks and once again my condolences to the family
I want to offer my condolences to the family and Wendy’s Kids and also Greg. Greg and Wendy are good friends of mine and Greg and her loved each other and were always happy. We hung out with them all of the time and they were always loving on each other and really cared about one another. He would never do anything to her at all!! He helped her out all of the time and loved her with all of his heart. Everyone just needs to keep their mouths shut when they don’t know what is going on or even know Greg. This paper is full of shit and lies all of the time!! I wouldn’t read or believe anything this paper says.
You, Minnie, have your head up your ass. EVERYONE knows what Greg has been doing to Wendy. It’s DOCUMENTED in court files right there in your courthouse if you would care to go check, and see that Greg is violent, and Wendy lost custody of her kids BECAUSE of that violence. If you don’t want to read us, you know how to avoid us. But don’t impinge on everyone else’s First Amendment rights to read us. Get off here and don’t come back.
I heard Minnie Mouse was F#*^kin’ Goofy. This proves it.
It’s sad that it has to be that way. There were too many people in Wendy’s life who were enabling Greg, believing his bullshit about how well they got along, etc., while the whole time, his exes and other people who knew better were just standing there shaking their heads. He was a perfect Mefford’s Misfit (even on a part time basis) because he was horribly aggressive and very good at what he did—inflict injury without a lot of outward marks. He’s up to his ass, now, though, reaping what he sowed. We’ll see how rosy-smelling he comes out this time.
I went out with Wendy when she was trying to get away from Greg. He followed us from her apartment in Lawrenceville to Wal-mart in Vincennes and caused all kinds of trouble. One other time he stopped her after she got off work and made her an hour late to meet up with me at Buffalo Wild Wings. He had the Lawrencville police follow me everytime I was there to see her. And yes she had bruises on her numerous times when she went out with me. This may cause me more drama than I want since I am happily married but I felt that everybody needed to know the truth.
Oh and to clear things up I was was single whenever we were seeing each other. After I read those comments, I noticed how they could seem misleading. I just got married May 29th of this year and I last saw Wendy in April of 2009.
What is Mefford’s Misfit?
Thanks, Chris, for coming out with that information. Hope it doesn’t cause too much drama for you. People need to KNOW about Chance before it’s too late.
Friend: “Mefford’s Misfits” is the name we tagged all the Lawrenceville police with in 2004 after three of them beat a retarded man nearly to death. Mike Mefford is the chief of police there, AND the fire chief, which causes all kinds of problems. He shouldn’t be carrying a weapon at all, since he got a religious deferment out of Vietnam in the late 60s. The religion he was associated with doesn’t believe in owning or using guns. Yet he got out of going to war because of it, then goes on to become a police chief. He ought to hang his head in utter shame for doing what he did, first to his religion, then to his country, now to that city. He is truly a MISFIT.
He is a COWARD, Piece of shit… Not man enough to hit a man… must beat up on women !! I hope you rot in HELL for what you put our baby Wendy through. Remember… EVERY dog has his day… I only hope yours is sooner then you think !!!
And Minnie Mouse… You are just IGNORANT!!! Stick by that piece of shit… he needs a new woman to beat up on !!
What a tragedy. Wendy looks like she was a lovely person. My condolences to her family and friends and especially her children who lost their mother due to violence long before she passed away.
@ Chris Stafford: thank you for speaking out. You’re a stand-up guy and that’s a rarity in this world.
@ Chris Stafford’s wife: you’re a lucky woman! If there were more men like your husband there wouldn’t be as much violence against woman.
Thanks for your input, Bower. There are SO MANY good people in Lawrence County. Unfortunately their existence, and their voices, are overshadowed by the handful of abject LOSERS that have taken over positions of authority. Wendy, Chris and the new Mrs. Stafford are obviously among the former number…we never wrote about them or heard from them until the creeps did their thing and brought them to the forefront. It’s indeed a sad situation. Our continuing sympathy is toward the family and friends, and we hope there’s a resolution you all can have that will give you some closure.
What is it with the Albright Motors sales staff? One of their salesmen likes to beat women and another is into (edited by admin) them. These guys can’t be good for business.
Whoops! Sorry…Albright’s is a private business. Greg Chance may not be, but we gotta be careful what gets out there about Albright specifically.
It’s amazing to me how people always believe gossip. This poor girl had problems long before she met Greg. Her in-laws were (edited by admin—again, private people). IF you dont believe it, check out every other marriage in the Edgington family. Or try talking to Ronnie Murphy, wife of Crystal Edgington.
She (Wendy) lost her children because she had tried to commit suicide before and had some problems, NOT because Chance was violent. It’s easy to sit back and condemn people on here. Show me the proof and not hearsay brought on by the other candidates in the sheriff’s race, where i think most of this gossip had been generated.
Sorry Jim…there may be some validity to the Edgington family claim you make, but the fact is that we HAVE seen Brad/Wendy’s divorce and OP paperwork, and it specifically spells out in it that Greg Chance is to be kept away from the children. End of story. The reason she lost custody is because Bradford was told, by the kids, that they had seen repeated violence out of Chance toward their mother. When he took that info in front of the judge, the decision was made. This is DOCUMENTED. Go look for yourself.
Yes, I agree that its definitly my word against his since Wendy is no longer here to corroborate my story. But hey, if he denies it, let’s both take lie detector tests administered by INDIANA police! I have said nothing but the truth and have nothing to hide, does he?
I am a family member of Wendy and to read all the comments you are making is pissing me off. Let her rest in peace and quit gossiping about it. Yes, Greg had abused her, but it wasn’t just Greg that led her to what happened. Brad and his family had their fair share causing problems for her too. Regardless of what Greg has done to her she loved him with all of her heart for some reason that none of us will ever understand, and she also loved Brad at one time too. Sitting here gossiping about her and the problems or what has happened will not change things, nor will it bring our beloved Wendy back! So why don’t you all shut the f*ck up and let her rest in peace! I love you Wendy and miss you oh so much. There hasn’t been a day that had gone by that you haven’t been on my mind.
Let’s just honor Wendy’s memory and stop this nonsense. Wendy was a wonderul, loving person who was seeking peace. If there was any wrong doing, the Maker will judge them.
First I want to say that I want to express my condolences to Wendy’s family as she was a really great person. I do not know Greg or anything about him but from what I am reading the abuse he was giving was wrong but he is not the only one to blame here maybe people should look a little further and see what her ex-husband Brad and his family did to her and how they treated people that came into that family. I agree with Jim people need to talk to Ron Murphy he is the soon to be ex-husband of Crystal (Edginton)Murphy and he can tell you what these people did to her before, during and after her divorce to Brad. If anyone would like to talk to him get ahold of him I am sure he would love to tell you people alot about how this woman was treated so badly by her ex-husband and his family and not only Greg is the one to blame here. RIP Wendy you will be sadly missed…..
wendy edgington is my aunt and she was very sweet. chance and her always got into fights. so ive heard and i think that if i was her i wouldve called isp to put him in prison for abusing a woman. i love u aunt wendy. we mis u terribly. dont vote for this idiot for ur sheriff. :p
Didn’t Greg Chance abuse his ex also? Old habits are hard to break. His buddies are all saying that he is as pure as the driven snow and this is all a Russell Adams plot.
wendy is my aunt and i agree that everyone needs to quit gossiping about this! ONLY my aunt wendy knows the why and what happened that caused her this pain! none of her family understand this, but the fact of the matter is that she loved greg with all her heart. at one time she loved brad too. they both treated her badly at times, yes, but that isnt for us to decide who the blame is on! it was a series of things that led her to this tradgedy. but she is in a better place now and nobody can hurt her. please just let her rest in peace! and katie honey, you arent her. she loved him whole heartedly and while none of us may understand the relationship, it isnt for us to judge. let this go. she wouldnt want her family to hold a grudge against him. i honestly can say i dont hate greg, it takes too much effort and she wouldnt want that. brad put her through hell too, yet nobody is sitting here critisizing him and hating on him. no one person is to blame. if you dont know the story, then dont say you do. ily aunt wendy! rest in peace!
I have been a very good friend of Wendys for a long time. I have been reading the posts on hear and to be honest I am shocked to what I am reading. Has any one asked brad what he and his kids have went through for the past two years? Why he got custody of his kids and what chain of events took place for him to make the decision to do that? Are u those family members that she always talked about that she never heard from or never came to see her. I know for a fact I seen it with my own two eyes that Wendy and her ex husband acted like best friends when they were around each other. She told me her self that brad was the only one that acted like he cared about her and she would always confide in him about things that was going on in her life. And that that the first time she thought about doing this that it was brad that she contacted. She told me several times that he was the one who saved her life!! Don’t judge unless u know the whole story. And from what I am reading u all only know bits and pieces. If u want to know about Greg ask brad or the kids I’m sure they would love to fill u in. Wendy I miss u and it’s not the same with out u here!!! Rest in peace
THIS IS WENDYS NEICE AGAIN, AND FOR THE ONE WHO SAID GREG NEVER DID ANYTHING TO HURT HER, HE DID, HE HIT HER ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION, AND DID HIS EX WIFE AS WELL. WE KNOW THE TRUTH BECAUSE WE ARE HER FAMILY, AND THERE WERE MORE THAN ONE TIME THAT SHE WOULD COME AND VISIT US AND WOULD HAVE BRUISES ON US FROM HIM. SO IM SORRY SCREW HIM, I DONT FEEL BAD FOR HIM AT ALL, SHE WAS MY AUNT AND IF IT WASNT FOR HIM SHE’D STILL BE HERE WITH THE REST OF MY FAMILY, AND MY POOR COUSINS. JUST BECAUSE HES A COP, HE GOT AWAY WITH ABUSE WHICH IS BULL HE DONT DESERVE TO BE SHERIFF. SO EVERYONE CAN STOP FEELING SORRY FOR GREG, HES TRASH, AND MY AUNT HAD TO TAKE HER OWN LIFE TO GET AWAY FROM HIM. SHE DESERVED SO MUCH MORE THAN A WOMAN ABUSER & HE WILL CONTINUE TO DO IT TO SOMEONE ELSE NOW THAT SHES GONE AND BECAUSE THE REST OF THE COPS STUCK UP FOR HIM. SCREW THEM ALL!
[[I MISS YOU AUNT WENDY, NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DONT THINK OF YOU, ITS NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU]]RIP I LOVE YOU <3
THIS IS WENDYS NIECE, I THINK EVERYONE JUST NEEDS TO STOP GOSSIPING ABOUT MY AUNT. SHE IS GONE AND IT IS OUR WHOLE FAMILY SUFFERING FROM THESE COMMENTS AND THE FACT THAT WE LOST HER. JUST LET HER RIP AND LEAVE IT ALONE. IT IS NO ONES BUISINESS EXCEPT OUR FAMILY & HER CLOSE FRIENDS.
[[I MISS YOU AUNT WENDY, NOT A DAY GOES BY THAT I DONT THINK OF YOU, ITS NOT THE SAME WITHOUT YOU]]RIP I LOVE YOU <3
Let me start off by stating that no one knows for a fact just what happened…but here are some facts. Greg did beat on her…that she told me herself. For all you people who believe the B*st*rd was innocent, I feel sorry for you. Why don’t you ask her 3 children who witnessed it first hand? While at the funeral home grieving the loss of their mother the only request those kids had was not to let him in the doors. I do believe Wendy loved Greg but for all the wrong reasons. I tried to convince Wendy that she didn’t deserve what he was doing to her, but coming from an abusive relationship a few years back, i myself knew she wouldn’t listen…I didn’t. Men like Greg and my ex prey on women, they make you believe somehow that no one else wants you, that they are all you have, and that you cant make it with out them. They are all nice and sweet in front of your friends and family but what goes on behind closed doors is something else entirely. The bottom line is that many people are at fault for what happened to Wendy, but arguing over it isn’t going to bring her back. Those who have hurt her, must now pay for the rest of their lives knowing what they have done, and I pray to God that they do. Wendy was a wonderful woman and she NEVER deserved all the physical and emotional pain she had to suffer on a daily basis in the last few years of her life. The last thing I’m going to say is for all of you that believe Greg is this wonderful person…why don’t you take a trip to the courthouse and do your research. Ask him why the last time I saw my aunt alive she had bruises up and down her arms that she claims were from him???? The only thing I ask is that we open people’s eyes and NOT let him do to another woman what he did to her…and to let her R.I.P and just remember to keep Mr. Greg in your prayers and out of office!!!!!
Men who abuse women want to keep them away from family and friends. They want to control their every movement. They tear that person down, and tell them how no good they are and they are lucky that they have him. they take away their self worth. They want to hide the violence and one way is to keep them from other people. If you do not do as they say you are either beaten, or tormented into submission. Men want a weak woman with no self esteem who can be controlled. They want their women to fall all over them in public. Makes them look like studs. Do as I say when I tell you. Men like this have the problem. They are the insecure ones. They lack self esteem and prey on the weaker sex. I am tell you this! Get the hell away from men like this at any cost. Not only are you in danger, your kids are too. If you have any. Do you want them to grow up and be like him? Do you want them to think it’s OK to be in a relationship like yours? What kind of life do you have? Get some respect for yourself, CALL THE POLICE, ask for help and run like your life is in danger. Honestly it is! Once a woman beater always a woman beater. Run like HELL.
It doesn’t matter who you are. Our laws are suppose to protect the innocent and the guilty. At times it seems like they do more for the criminal then the good person. Police officers are men too. If they abuse their partners they need to have the sames laws applied to them. Not cover it up. If he is responsible in anyway he will have his day in court.
I will say this! It is not right to abuse anyone and this includes Women, Men, Children and animals. Abusers get off on their power they have over others. You can take that power away. Don’t make yourself a victim, get the hell out while you can. If you don’t think you are someone then why should others????? Don’t let anyone beat you down to submission! Fight back! There are people and laws to help you. When you take that first step you have taken one step closer in regaining your life back. Good luck to anyone who is in an abusive relationship. Your going to need more then luck. COURAGE! You are someone!
To ghostpeggy;
You are right on with your post!
Do NOT, EVER, let anyone belittle you or beat on you. It will never change, no matter what they say. It is not your fault…it is theirs.
On the other hand…I have witnessed women who work for the Women’s Advocacy Group/Bixby Center, hook up with men who are known and convicted abusers. What the hell is up with that? I will not name names, but you know who you are.
For anyone who is, or has been abused, go to someone in authority that you trust. Get the hell away and start a new life, for you and for your children. Don’t wind up as a statistic.
I have seen abuse by others, I have studied it in class, and believe me what is in books might get your attention but seeing it first hand will open a few eyes.
These women are attracted to losers. Their kids and family watch what happens. I would never want my kids, grand kids exposed to such behavior. I am afraid I would step in. To me it all boils down to courage on the victims part. They can’t abuse you if your not there. Take yourself out of that situation and talk to others about your abuse. If more women would share what they have been through it might just wake some of these people up. I do agree with you too Semper Fi (good Marine). My x husband was in the Marines in California. Jail time should be much longer for abusers who use force on others. Not only verbal but physically.
i think that it is sad she felt she had no way out of this except this but i my self know for a fact that she had many problems with the ex and in-laws but she had Greg chance to blame also! for the current things in her life but she also had trouble with her own past as well i wish that she could have just picked up a phone and called maybe i could have helped but she felt so isolated from the whole world!! i love her and miss her so its time we all just let her go god will see to it that the people involved will have to live with it If there is any foul play i had and pray to god they find out! as far as the sheriff they should realize his past record with his girlfriends, wives who ever that should be enough to show you do you want him taking care of your town!!!
So many times people don’t want to get involved or act like they don’t know what abuse is going on. There are times when you say or do something can cause that person greater harm. I am one who says get involved. You see abuse report it to the police. Don’t ever turn your back. There might not be another next time. I wish women in abusive situations would get the courage and leave. Get out of a bad situation. You are the one giving these men the power they use on you. If you turn the other cheek and do nothing, I feel sorry for you when something happens and they are found dead. Can you live with knowing you did nothing. That person could still be alive? GET INVOLVED!
Reading these comments blows me away. Just when you think you know what’s best for the county, this kind of crap comes out! Scary on so many levels such as the level of education conveyed by such poor sentence structure, spelling, and punctuation; however, I have read much worser (gotcha!). Anyway, I am not running for literacy cop so I will stick to the point which is Greg’s competency as a candidate for sheriff of my miserable old home town. The more pieces to this puzzle that are played, the more obvious it is that Greg is wrong for the job. Too much control over the future of sometimes multi-generations of citizens in Lawrence County would be in the hands of a part-time rent-a-cop, full time salesman. Peace officers prevent suicide attempts, don’t they? Sorry Greg, you will lose this election, my one-time friend. Comment made above by “OldDog”…I think I may know you by your comment! And you are correct I think. Did you used to drive to Mt Carmel often and campaign headquarters south of town?
Please use the comment if you want but don’t use my real name or email address!
I don’t live in Illinois….can’t vote anyway.
i personally know greg very well.. he never once touched wendy.. he is a great person to be around.. he is a great father.. his kids are also very great children.. and his ex wife is very nice.. rip wendy i love you and miss you very much.. people need to keep their mouths shut about people they don’t even know.
So what you’re saying is that when she went to report him having beaten on her last summer, she was lying?
And when she showed the black and blue marks and literal fingerprints on her arms June 9 of this year, she had just done that to herself?
you never know. honestly some people do that to themselves. it’s crazy what this world has come to. juss because she had marks on her does not mean that greg is to blame.
Except that that was her contention. So we’ve got physical evidence, her willing to make a statement, and a couple of Misfits who refuse to take said statement…and when it happens again ten months later, she has nowhere to go, so she kills herself.
Her family saw it coming, and know who’s at fault. Most abusers are pathological liars. But you have to be a relative of Chance, or under his bizarre influence, to believe him when the evidence shows repeatedly that he’s wrong.
yeah actually i am a relative. i’m his daughter. my name is courtney. my dad is a wonderful father. he has never once touched me or logan unless we did something extremely bad but most of the time we juss got grounded. he has never hurt me. and he loved wendy with all his heart. i think i would be the first to know. yes, they argued but he never hit or punched her. i live with him. i’m not juss saying this because i’m his daughter, i’m saying this because it’s the truth. our whole family loved wendy. me and logan called her our stepmom. she was there when i needed her. and i miss her terribly. i love you and miss you wendy. there is a spot in my heart that will never belong to anyone but you.