Judge issues gag order in Delphi murders case
An Indiana judge imposed a gag order on Friday in the case of a man charged in the notorious slayings of two teenage girls.
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Indy man charged in 3 killings ordered held until trial
An Indianapolis man charged in the killings of three people will remain jailed without bond until trial after he violated a release order by allegedly being found with guns, ammunition and marijuana, a judge ruled.
Records: Bullet found near 2 Delphi teens’ bodies came from suspect
An unspent bullet found between the bodies of two teenage girls from Delphi slain in 2017 “had been cycled through” a pistol owned by the suspect in their deaths, according to court documents an Indiana judge ordered released Tuesday.
NW Indiana man gets 70 years for torture death of son, 4
A judge sentenced a northwestern Indiana man to 70 years in prison Tuesday for the torture death of his 4-year-old son he was seen on video punching at least 28 times over two days over potty training.
Suspect in Delphi teen killings seeks new location for trial
A suspect in the 2017 deaths of two Delphi teenagers is seeking a new location for his murder trial next year, arguing it will be difficult to form an impartial jury in the current location because of intense public scrutiny and media attention.
Fort Wayne man gets life in prison for dismemberment death
A Fort Wayne man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for killing and dismembering a man last year.
COA upholds murder convictions, 100-year sentence for teen convicted in siblings’ suffocation deaths
An Indiana teen convicted in adult court of killing two of his younger siblings has failed to convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana to toss his murder convictions or his 100-year sentence.
Buffalo gunman pleads guilty in racist supermarket massacre
The white gunman who massacred 10 Black shoppers and workers at a Buffalo supermarket pleaded guilty Monday to murder and hate-motivated terrorism charges, guaranteeing he will spend the rest of his life in prison.
Judge weighs whether to unseal records in Delphi teens’ killings
An Indiana judge said Tuesday that she will decide soon whether to unseal court records that led to a man’s arrest in the 2017 killings of two teenage girls from Delphi.
Pendleton inmate loses appeal of murder conviction after fatal prison stabbing
An inmate who used a makeshift weapon to fatally attack another inmate did not convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that his murder conviction should be reversed.
Gay bar shooting suspect faces murder, hate crime charges
The man suspected of opening fire at a gay nightclub in Colorado Springs was being held on murder and hate crimes charges Monday, two days after the attack that killed five people and wounded many others.
Elkhart man gets 100 years in fatal beating of stepson, 4
A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for beating his 4-year-old stepson to death.
Indiana woman convicted of killing boyfriend with sharp comb
A Fort Wayne woman has been convicted of killing her boyfriend, who was stabbed to death last year with the sharp metal point of a comb.
Life sentence sought for teen in Michigan school shooting
Prosecutors said they’ll seek a life sentence with no chance for parole for a 16-year-old boy who killed four fellow students at a Michigan school and pleaded guilty to murder and terrorism.
Attorneys appointed for man charged with killing 2 Delphi girls
Two attorneys have been appointed to represent the man accused of killing two teenage girls in northern Indiana.
Purdue student charged with killing roommate claims insanity
A Purdue University student charged with murder in the stabbing death of his dormitory roommate has filed notice in court that he plans to use an insanity defense.
IN justices grant transfer in murder-mental health case
A case concerning a man with serious mental health issues who went to prison after he killed his grandfather and sued the hospital he was getting treatment from will go before the Indiana Supreme Court.
Man accused of killing 2 Delphi girls asks for public defender
The man accused of killing two teenage girls from Delphi has requested a public defender in a letter to the court filed Wednesday because both he and his wife can no longer work.
Man gets 45 years for role in 1998 NW Indiana triple killing
A man has been sentenced to 45 years in prison after admitting that he helped another man kill one of three people found bludgeoned to death in 1998 in a northwestern Indiana home.
Judge recuses in Delphi murder case, special judge appointed
Carroll Circuit Judge Benjamin A. Diener has recused himself from the high-profile murder case involving two teenage girls who were slain in 2017 in Delphi. Allen Superior Judge Fran Gull will now serve as special judge over the case against Richard Allen.