Jury returns guilty verdict in 2022 fatal Indianapolis shooting
A Marion County jury found Robert Reed Jr. guilty of murder Tuesday following a two-day trial for the fatal shooting of Sherry Wolfe.
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Court of Appeals holding oral arguments for murder conviction appeal
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments for a case involving an Allen County man challenging his murder conviction.
Tiny Kentucky town rocked as sheriff is jailed in the killing of prominent judge
It wasn’t clear what led to the shooting. The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State Police.
Appellate court to hear oral arguments in murder case
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hold oral arguments Sept. 12 at Monrovia High School for a case involving a man convicted of murdering his wife.
Charges filed against 4 teens in murder of 15-year-old in Delaware County
Charges have been filed against four teenagers for their roles in the murder of a 15-year-old on August 14, according to the Delaware County Prosecutor’s Office.
2nd man charged in 2012 killing of retired Indiana farmer who was shot to death in his home
A judge issued a warrant Tuesday for the arrest of Richard D. Taft, 39, on one count of murder and two counts of burglary resulting in bodily injury in the killing of 85-year-old Lowell Badger, Indiana State Police said.
Trial of ex-politician in killing of Vegas reporter opens with video of attacker ‘lying in wait’
A jury in a hushed courtroom saw security video of a person wearing bright orange clothing slip into the yard of a home where a veteran Las Vegas investigative journalist was ambushed and killed nearly two years ago as the trial of a former elected county official charged with the reporter’s murder began Wednesday.
Man sentenced to 60 years for 2023 shooting death
A suspect has been sentenced to 60 years for his role in the 2023 shooting death of a man in Indianapolis, according to the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.
Mistrial declared in case of Indiana man accused of fatally shooting 5, including pregnant woman
A judge has declared a mistrial in the case of an Indianapolis man accused of fatally shooting five people, including a pregnant woman. Marion County Superior Judge Chris Miller declared the mistrial Tuesday in the trial of 20-year-old Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III after a witness verbally confronted the defendant in front of the jury.
Vanderburgh County man sentenced to 110 years for 2023 murders
A Vanderburgh County man was sentenced to 100 years for the murder of two men in Evansville in October 2023, the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office announced.
Vanderburgh County man found guilty of two 2023 murders
A Vanderburgh County man faces decades in prison after a jury convicted him last week of murdering two men in 2023.
Holcomb defends Indiana’s move to carry out execution, saying ‘justice will be served’
Gov. Eric Holcomb doubled down Thursday on the state’s move to seek an execution date for Fort Wayne’s Joseph Corcoran, who was convicted of murdering four people in 1997.
Man charged with killing Indiana police officer dies in prison while awaiting trial
A man charged with fatally shooting an Indiana police officer in the head in 2022 died Thursday at a state prison, authorities said.
Indiana Supreme Court affirms court’s resentencing of man to life without parole for torture, murder
The Indiana Supreme Court affirmed a resentencing court’s life without parole sentence for a man who tortured and murdered a woman in 1995.
Exonerated man sues Indianapolis police, alleges he was framed for murder
Leon Benson spent 25 years at the Correctional Industrial Facility in Pendleton for the 1998 murder of Kasey Schoen but was exonerated last year.
Hearing in Delphi case cancelled after defense files second motion to disqualify judge
The special judge in the ongoing case of Richard Allen, the man accused of killing two teenage girls in Delphi in February 2017, has cancelled this week’s hearings after the defense team filed a motion to disqualify the judge from the case.
Convenience store murders, self defense claim to be focus of Court of Appeals oral argument
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hold an oral argument May 23 for a case involving a man claiming self defense after he was convicted of murdering two people at an Indianapolis convenience store in 2021.
Judge delays murder trial for Indiana man charged in 2017 slayings of 2 teenage girls
A judge on Tuesday delayed until October the murder trial of an Indiana man charged in the killings of two teenage girls after the man’s attorneys expressed concerns they would not have adequate time to present their case.
Man found guilty but mentally ill in Vanderburgh County murder
A Vanderburgh County jury has found a man guilty but mentally ill in a murder trial involving a January 2023 shooting incident.
Special judge in Delphi double-murder case denies camera access for jury selection
The special judge in the Delphi double-murder case has ruled that no cameras will be allowed in the courtroom when jurors are selected in Allen County starting May 13.