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.
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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.
Arbery killers get life in prison; no parole for father, son
Three white men convicted of murder for chasing and killing Ahmaud Arbery were sentenced to life in prison Friday, with a judge denying any chance of parole for the father and son who armed themselves and initiated the deadly pursuit of the 25-year-old Black man.
Late lawmaker’s husband dies while serving sentence for killing lawyer
The husband of a late Indiana legislator has died in state prison, where he was serving a 55-year sentence for the 2018 shooting death of a northwestern Indiana attorney.
COA to consider admission of PTSD evidence in case of wife charged with murder
A Wadesville woman charged with murdering her husband is taking her claim of self-defense to the Court of Appeals of Indiana, arguing the Posey Circuit Court erred when it excluded testimony from a doctor who diagnosed her as having PTSD due to battery.
South Bend woman charged in fatal shooting of girl, 17
A northern Indiana woman has been charged in the slaying of a 17-year-old girl who died days after she was shot while sitting in a car with her boyfriend, authorities said.
COA: Murder defendant could not call accomplice to witness stand
The Court of Appeals of Indiana has declined to overturn the conviction of a man who claimed he was denied his constitutional right to present a defense at his murder trial when the trial judge prevented him from calling his accomplice and forcing him to either testify or invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.
COVID-19, homicides and ODs strain Indiana coroner’s budget
The Marion County coroner’s office budget has been strained from deaths from COVID-19, drug overdoses and rising homicides in Indianapolis.
Woman pleads guilty in connection with Indiana killings of 2
A woman has pleaded guilty to attempted robbery in connection with the fatal April shootings of two women in Fort Wayne.
Man admits killing 11-month-old, burying her in woods
A man likely faces decades in prison after pleading guilty to killing an 11-month-old girl from Marshall County whose remains were found in August in a wooded area in Starke County.