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.
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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.
Justices partially grant petition for rehearing in teen’s murder case, remove prejudice analysis
The Indiana Supreme Court has altered an October opinion reinstating a murder conviction against a defendant convicted as a teen of killing a toddler, granting rehearing to delete its prejudice analysis. The core holding of the opinion, however, remains unchanged.
Man held in death of resident at Indianapolis nursing center
A 60-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the “suspicious” death of a woman at an Indianapolis nursing center where they both were residents, police said.
Man convicted in shooting of woman found dead in idling car in downtown Indy
A man has been convicted in the 2020 fatal shooting of a woman who was found dead in an idling car parked outside downtown Indianapolis’ main municipal building.
COA: Wife charged with murder may use effects-of-battery evidence in self-defense claim
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has reversed an interlocutory appeal for a woman charged with murdering her husband, finding that she may use effects-of-battery evidence in her self-defense claim.
2 Gary men arrested, charged in 2018 fatal shootings of 3
Two Gary men have been arrested in the 2018 shooting deaths of three people whose bodies were found along a roadside and in a car’s trunk after they had attended a birthday celebration.
Ripley Co. teen sentenced to 100 years for killing 2 siblings
A southeastern Indiana teenager has been sentenced to 100 years in prison for the suffocation deaths of his two young siblings months apart in 2017, when he was 13 years old.
Marion man gets 55 years in death of victim found in forest
A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 55 years for the 2018 slaying of a man who was found beaten to death with a pipe in a state forest.
Coroner IDs woman who was kidnapped, shot over weekend
The Allen County Coroner’s Office has identified a woman who was kidnapped while she was home with her two children and then shot to death in her SUV.
Delphi woman’s murder conviction upheld by COA
A Delphi woman who was involved in the murder of her lover’s other lover will keep her decades-long sentence despite her double jeopardy arguments, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has affirmed.
Indianapolis man gets 55 years for killing man found in tub
An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to 55 years in prison for the 2018 fatal shooting of a man whose body was found in a bathtub at the gunman’s home.
March trial set for suspect in Indiana officer’s slaying
An Indiana man indicted in the fatal shooting of a Terre Haute police detective who was also an FBI task force officer faces a March trial in the slaying.
Man gets 110 years for Indianapolis shooting that killed 2
A man has been sentenced to 110 years in prison for the fatal 2019 shootings of two people outside an Indianapolis strip club.
Kokomo woman sentenced for drowning grandson in bathtub
A Kokomo woman who police say confessed to drowning her 4-year-old grandson was sentenced Thursday to 65 years.
Grand jury indicts suspect in Terre Haute officer’s slaying
A federal grand jury indicted an Indiana man Wednesday on charges that would make him eligible for the death penalty if he’s convicted in the fatal shooting of a Terre Haute police detective and FBI task force officer.
Man gets 65 years for death of 11-month-old Indiana girl
A man who pleaded guilty to killing an 11-month-old northern Indiana girl whose remains were found buried in a wooded area has been sentenced to the maximum 65-year prison term.
7th Circuit affirms sentence, prompts withdrawal of ineffective counsel claim in pharmacy robbery
An Indianapolis man who at 17 robbed a pharmacy then shot and killed one of his accomplices will have to serve his 19-year sentence after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals found the district court was allowed to consider the acquitted charge of murder when calculating the sentence.