Jury convicts Fort Wayne man in slayings of woman, her 3 kids
A jury convicted a man Thursday in the killings of a woman and her three children who were slain last year in their northeastern Indiana home.
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Jonesboro woman gets 48 years in death of man found in woods
A woman convicted for her role in the 2018 slaying of a man found beaten to death with a pipe in wooded area of northern Indiana has been sentenced to 48 years in prison.
Family sues Indianapolis nursing home over slaying of woman, 80
The family of an 80-year-old woman who was raped and murdered at an Indianapolis nursing home alleges in a lawsuit that her death was the “inevitable result” of poor staffing and “horrendous” conditions at the nursing home.
Boone Co. man charged with murder withdraws from township race
A central Indiana man who was one of three Republican candidates who advanced in the primary for a township board position has withdrawn after being charged with murder in connection with the March death of his wife.
New trial denied for man convicted in fatal Gary shooting
Despite allegations of prosecutorial misconduct during closing arguments, a man convicted of murder could not convince the Court of Appeals of Indiana to grant him a new trial.
7th Circuit denies convicted murderer’s habeas petition after admission of absent witness’s prior testimony
A man convicted of murdering his drug dealer more than a decade ago has again been denied habeas relief after the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed that the admission of prior testimony from an absent, but key, witness wasn’t done in error.
Columbus man gets 67 years for brutal killing of great aunt
A south-central Indiana man has been sentenced to 67 years in prison for the brutal 2020 slaying of his great aunt, who authorities said had bailed him out of jail a day before her death.
Split appellate panel reverses murder conviction in Gary shooting for insufficient evidence
In a “seldom” reversal of a murder conviction based on insufficient evidence, the Court of Appeals of Indiana split in a Wednesday decision, with the majority concluding the evidence used to support a defendant’s guilt came “nowhere close to proof beyond a reasonable doubt.”
Indiana man gets 50 years in wife’s 2020 killing, beheading
A west central Indiana man was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing his wife, whose severed head was found buried in the basement of the couple’s home.
Man sentenced to 55 years in prison for killing Southport police officer
Jason Brown, the Indianapolis man found guilty of murder in the shooting death of a Southport police officer in 2017, has been sentenced to serve 55 years in the Indiana Department of Correction, bringing an end to the trial court phase of a case that began with the prosecution seeking the death penalty.
Boy, 14, held in fatal shooting of 17-year-old brother in Kokomo
A 14-year-old boy faces a murder charge in the fatal shooting of his 17-year-old brother in central Indiana.
Gary man convicted in 2020 slayings of 2 teenage boys
A Gary man was sentenced to 130 years in prison Friday after being convicted in the 2020 killings of two teenage boys found shot to death in a northwest Indiana home.
Fort Wayne man sentenced to 150 years after 3 die in shooting, fire
A judge has sentenced a Fort Wayne man to 150 years in prison for a shooting and fire that left three other men dead.
Warrick Co. couple charged after infant son starves to death
A southern Indiana couple faces murder charges after they allegedly failed to regularly feed their infant son and the newborn starved to death.
Chauvin appeals murder conviction for killing George Floyd
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin is appealing his conviction for murder in the killing of George Floyd, arguing that jurors were intimidated by the protests that followed and prejudiced by heavy pretrial publicity.
7th Circuit affirms gang member’s convictions, sentence for ‘war zone’ shootout
A northern Indiana gang member involved in a drug robbery-turned-shootout that resulted in a murder will not have his convictions overturned or sentenced reduced on federal appeal.
Ex-Indiana trooper cleared in slayings wins $4.6M settlement
A former Indiana state trooper cleared of killing his wife and their two children at a third trial after spending 13 years in prison will receive $4.6 million from the state to settle a federal lawsuit, his attorneys said Wednesday.
Texas death row inmate to get Supreme Court review
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal from Texas death row inmate Rodney Reed, who claims untested crime-scene evidence will help clear him.
High court rules for state in case of man shackled at trial
The Supreme Court said Thursday that a federal appeals court was wrong when it ordered Michigan to retry or release a convicted murderer because his rights were violated when he was shackled at trial.
Appellate court affirms use of state’s jury instruction on motive in partial decapitation case
A pattern jury instruction on motive used in a murder case adequately equipped the jury to perform its role in convicting a man who tried to decapitate a woman he killed, the Court of Appeals of Indiana has ruled.