Sheriff: Suspect recorded fatal shooting of wife in Indiana
Authorities in Lafayette say an Indiana man accused of killing his wife recorded audio of the shooting on a cellphone.
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No error in allowing amendment to charging information, appellate court rules
The Allen Superior Court did not err when it allowed the state to amend charging information 17 months after the omnibus date in a Fort Wayne trial because the defendant was not prejudiced by the untimely amendment, the Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.
Attorney: Murder suspect wasn’t fully advised of his rights
The attorney for a man accused of fatally shooting a University of Southern Indiana student says his client wasn't fully advised of his rights before police spoke to him.
Man gets 65 years for fatally beating gay South Bend vet
A northern Indiana man convicted of fatally beating a gay Afghanistan war veteran has been sentenced to the maximum 65 years in prison.
Update: Judge denies bond for suspect in deadly Virginia car ramming
A judge has denied bond for an Ohio man accused of plowing his car into a crowd at a white nationalist rally.
FBI sketch spurs 6,000 tips in slayings of 2 Delphi girls
Authorities say they’ve received more than 6,000 tips since police released a composite sketch of the suspected killer of two northern Indiana girls.
Life without parole affirmed for second brother in Richmond Hill explosion
A man convicted as one of the masterminds of a deadly conspiracy to blow up a home on the south side of Indianapolis and collect the insurance money will spend the rest of his life in prison after the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed his murder convictions and the constitutionality of Indiana’s life without parole statute.
State to retry man in St. Joe triple-murder case
A St. Joseph County man twice convicted in a triple homicide and sentenced to death will receive a third trial after the state announced Friday it had taken steps to begin a retrial.
Indiana man accused in officer death may face death penalty
An Indianapolis man accused of fatally shooting a police officer who was trying to help him following a car crash could face the death penalty if he's convicted in the officer's slaying, a prosecutor said Wednesday after the suspect made his first court appearance.
Indianapolis man arraigned in officer’s slaying
A man accused of fatally shooting an Indiana police officer who stopped to help him has been formally arraigned.
7th Circuit affirms murder conviction but chastises Indiana
A man twice convicted of murder failed to convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that he should be allowed to pursue habeas relief, despite delays that the court said Indiana “tries to trivialize.”
Judge denies hearing to challenge arrest in death of student
A judge has denied a southwestern Indiana man a hearing to challenge the evidence that led to his arrest on charges alleging he fatally shot his ex-girlfriend in the head.
Indiana man free after being sentenced in killing at age 12
An Indiana man who was sentenced as a juvenile to 25 years in prison for helping kill his friend's stepfather has been released after spending seven years behind bars.
Hearing for suspect in Indiana officer’s killing delayed
The initial court hearing for a man charged in the fatal shooting of a police officer in Indianapolis has been delayed because he remains hospitalized.
Indianapolis man accused of killing officer after car crash
Police arrested a 28-year-old man accused of gunning down an officer who was trying to help him and someone else after their car overturned and came to rest in a front yard along a busy Indianapolis street.
Prosecutor: Man shot Indiana doctor for denying wife opioids
A prosecutor says a northern Indiana man fatally shot a doctor because he would not prescribe opioid painkillers to the man's wife.
Indianapolis boy, 15, charged with murder in triple-slaying
Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old Indianapolis boy with murder in the fatal shootings of three men.
White supremacist gets 65 years for killing black man
A northern Indiana judge has sentenced an avowed white supremacist to 65 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a man he confessed to committing because the victim was black.
7th Circuit denies rehearing, allows case to proceed to evidentiary hearing
A man convicted as a teenager in a 2008 Elkhart murder will still be given a federal evidentiary hearing on his claim of ineffective assistance of post-conviction counsel after a majority of 7th Circuit Court of Appeals judges denied the state’s petition for a panel or en banc rehearing.
15-year-old Indiana girl charged with murder in mom’s death
Prosecutors have charged a 15-year-old Indiana girl with murder in the fatal stabbing of her mother.