Columbus man pleads guilty in great aunt’s 2020 killing
A south-central Indiana man pleaded guilty Monday to murder in the 2020 slaying of his great aunt, whom authorities said he killed one day after she bailed him out of jail.
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Police: Suspect in Evansville double homicide dies in crash
A man suspected in an Evansville double-homicide died early Friday when his vehicle crashed about 100 miles (161 kilometers) away in southern Indiana during a police pursuit, state police said.
Central Indiana man charged after wife’s body found in creek
A central Indiana man has been arrested after the body of his wife was found in a creek a few miles from their home, police said.
Gary man charged in 2018 triple killing found dead in cell
Northwest Indiana authorities are investigating after a Gary man charged earlier this year in a 2018 triple homicide was found dead in his jail cell.
Teen who got life sentence for murdering younger brother didn’t receive ineffective assistance, IN Supreme Court rules
A man sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of killing his younger brother as a teenager did not receive ineffective assistance of counsel during sentencing, Indiana Supreme Court justices concluded Wednesday.
South Bend man pleads no contest in Michigan woman’s 1987 slaying
An Indiana man pleaded no contest Friday in the 1987 killing of a woman whose husband found her dead in their southwestern Michigan home after a night of bowling.
Police arrest 3 in slaying of man found along Indiana road
A man and two women are in custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a 30-year-old man whose body was found in a roadside ditch in rural northeastern Indiana.
Judge dismisses charges for 2 in Hammond cop’s 1980 killing
A judge has dismissed murder charges against two men in the fatal 1980 shooting of an off-duty Hammond police officer after prosecutors said they lacked sufficient evidence “to prove these charges beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Authorities say DNA solves 1988 Southern California killing; suspect died in Indiana
Authorities said Wednesday they have solved the 1988 killing of a San Diego County woman, but the suspect died in an Indiana house fire two decades ago.
Man gets 80 years in death of woman at Indianapolis church
A man was sentenced Thursday to 80 years in prison for the death of woman who was found strangled and stabbed inside an Indianapolis church, prosecutors said Tuesday.
Murder charge sought after stabbed Goshen auto dealer dies
A northern Indiana car dealer allegedly stabbed several times last month by a man test-driving a car has died, prompting prosecutors to seek a murder charge against the suspect.
Murder conviction upheld for man who punched pregnant woman, fatally shot expectant father
A man who punched a pregnant woman in the belly and then fatally shot the father of her child could not convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana that his murder conviction should be overturned in favor of a lesser-included offense.
2 teens charged in slaying of a retired Gary firefighter
Two teenage boys have made their first court appearances after being charged in the slaying of a retired Gary firefighter who was a member of the high school basketball team that won the 1968 state title.
COA: Admission of parole violation harmless error
A Delaware County man had his murder conviction affirmed after the Court of Appeals of Indiana found the trial court’s admission of a parole violation during trial was an abuse of discretion but a harmless error.
Judge convicts man of murder in Southport police officer’s death
Nearly five years after the shooting death of Southport Police Lt. Aaron Allan, defendant Jason Brown has been convicted of Allan’s murder.
All 3 defendants convicted of hate crimes in Arbery killing
The three men convicted of murder in Ahmaud Arbery’s fatal shooting were found guilty of federal hate crimes and other lesser charges Tuesday for violating Arbery’s civil rights and targeting him because he was Black.
Dad of murdered 11-month-old sentenced to 2.5 years
A judge sentenced the father of a murdered 11-month-old northern Indiana girl to 2½ years in prison Friday.
Man guilty in 2019 death of woman at Indianapolis church
A man has been convicted of murder in the death of woman who was found strangled and stabbed inside an Indianapolis church, prosecutors said Tuesday.
2 pizza workers killed in northern Indiana; man arrested
A 19-year-old man was arrested in the weekend slayings of two people whose bodies were found behind a pizza shop, authorities said Monday.
Life without parole off table in 2017 police officer’s death
A life without parole sentence is off the table for a man standing trial for the 2017 fatal shooting of an Indiana police office.