Justices hear arguments in Richmond HIll explosion appeal
The lawyer for a man convicted in a deadly Indianapolis house explosion said he never expected anyone to die in the blast.
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Police search Delphi home, seek tips in girls’ killings
Authorities who searched a home in northern Indiana said Friday they found few clues in the killing of two teenage girls whose bodies were found on a trail where they had been dropped off to go hiking.
Gary girl in Amber Alert charged with mother’s killing
A 15-year-old Gary girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert has been charged in the stabbing death of her mother.
Justices consider life without parole sentence in Richmond Hill appeal
As the Indiana judicial system enters its fifth year of prosecuting individuals involved in the deadly 2012 Richmond Hill home explosion in Indianapolis that killed two and damaged dozens of homes, one of the leading culprits is asking the Indiana Supreme Court to reconsider his sentence for his role in the deaths.
Man gets life for fatally shooting Indiana police officer
A judge sentenced a man to life in prison without parole Wednesday for fatally shooting an Indiana police officer sitting in his patrol car.
Spencer man pleads guilty in abduction, slaying of toddler
Court records show a southern Indiana man has agreed to plead guilty to the murder and kidnapping of a 1-year-old girl under a deal in which prosecutors would dismiss other charges including rape and child molesting.
Cop denied murder rehearing to appeal to US Supreme Court
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reversed itself and vacated its order to rehear a case of an Indiana police officer convicted of murder and arson. Glenn Patrick Bradford's attorney said he will ask the Supreme Court of the United States to hear the appeal.
Man convicted in officer’s 1981 death set for prison release
A man convicted of killing a Gary police officer in 1981 is about to walk free from an Indiana prison after twice having death sentences overturned.
Patriots coach McDaniels may be witness in Hernandez trial
New court documents indicate that New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels might be called as a witness in the upcoming double murder trial of former NFL star Aaron Hernandez in Boston.
Jury convicts Fort Wayne man, 19, of 3 counts of murder
A jury has convicted a Fort Wayne man on three counts of murder after his first trial ended in a hung jury.
Man imprisoned for blast convicted in murder-for-hire plot
A man serving two life sentences in a deadly Indianapolis house explosion has been convicted of a murder-for-hire charge.
Victim’s posthumously admitted testimony supports murder conviction
A woman’s deposition identifying to police the man who shot her in the face was properly admitted in the suspect’s murder trial after the victim died, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.
Indiana man charged in dad’s killing to use insanity defense
A northeast Indiana man charged with killing his father plans to use an insanity defense when he goes to trial in Auburn.
Man convicted in deadly blast faces murder-for-hire trial
A man serving two life sentences in a deadly Indianapolis house explosion faces trial on a murder-for-hire charge.
Woman exonerated in murder loses appeal over fingerprint errors
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals declined to allow a plaintiff to seek money damages against an Elkhart County detective who incorrectly identified latent fingerprints as those of a woman convicted of murder in 2002. The panel ruled that despite his training, the detective was still considered an expert on fingerprint identification.
Church members join in grief, anger as gunman sentenced to death
Family members of the nine people Dylann Roof killed in a Charleston, South Carolina, church weren’t the only ones who suffered. Their church family grieved, too.
In final argument, Roof does not ask jury to spare life
Dylann Roof said he wasn't sure “what good it would do” to ask jurors for life in prison instead of execution, showing no remorse for killing nine black church members during a Bible study in Charleston, South Carolina.
Indiana judge lets death penalty appeal go to high court
A northern Indiana judge has ruled that a man who faces the death penalty can appeal, claiming the state’s death penalty law is unconstitutional.
Sentencing hearing continues for Charleston church shooter
Final testimony is expected as prosecutors wrap up their argument that Dylann Roof should be sentenced to death for the Charleston, South Carolina church shootings.
Man can’t seek relief for murder conviction after robbery resentencing
An inmate convicted of murder and attempted robbery cannot be granted habeas relief for the murder conviction because the statute of limitations for that conviction under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act had passed, despite a resentencing on the robbery charge, the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals decided Tuesday.<