Woman who posed as DCS worker killed mom, claimed baby
A Gary woman will spend decades in prison for killing a mother in her Anderson home in 2015 and trying to pass off the woman’s baby as her own.
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Kiritsis film recalls insanity defense reform
As a new documentary on the notorious Tony Kiritsis kidnapping case in Indianapolis wins critical acclaim, attorneys who worked on the case note it was an impetus for insanity defense reforms that swept the nation.
Kiritsis film release set for anniversary of hostage crisis
“Dead Man’s Line,” a new documentary about the Feb. 8, 1977 kidnapping of Indianapolis mortgage broker Richard O. “Dick” Hall by Anthony G. “Tony” Kiritsis, is scheduled for release on the 41st anniversary of the event.
Indiana Supreme Court rejects kidnapping sentence appeal
The Indiana Supreme Court is declining to take up an appeal by a Cambridge City man who wants his 76-year kidnapping sentence thrown out or reduced.
60-year sentence for abduction, slaying of Indiana toddler
A southern Indiana man accused of kidnapping, raping and killing a 15-month-old girl was sentenced Monday to 60 years in prison after a judge accepted his plea agreement.
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.
Kidnapping leader from Detroit gets life in prison
A Detroit man has been sentenced in federal court for leading an Indianapolis kidnapping conspiracy.
Posey County man’s convictions for rape, confinement of woman affirmed
The past drug use of the woman who was held against her will for nearly two months and repeatedly raped was not relevant to the criminal trial of the man who abducted her, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Friday.
Detroit man guilty of kidnapping 2 Indianapolis teens
Federal prosecutors will seek a life sentence for a Detroit man convicted of two counts of kidnapping for abducting the teenage siblings of his former girlfriend after she allegedly stole money and drugs from him, they announced Tuesday.
Trial delayed for Spencer man in girl’s abduction, killing
The trial of a southern Indiana man accused of abducting and killing a 1-year-old girl has been delayed.
Judge gives Richmond man 76 years for kidnapping wife
A Richmond man has been sentenced to 76 years in prison for kidnapping his estranged wife two years ago.
COA upholds kidnapper’s sex offender status
A prisoner at the Indiana Department of Correction failed to convince the Indiana Court of Appeals that his sex offender classification should be dropped as the COA found it did not violate the ex post facto clause of the Indiana Constitution.
Judge seals records in case of 1-year-old’s murder
A judge in Spencer presiding over the case of a man accused of abducting and killing a 1-year-old girl has ordered certain records sealed.