Indianapolis man gets 3 life sentences for killing spree
An Indianapolis man has received three consecutive life sentences for killing three people over four days in attacks that authorities say he justified by citing the horror movie, "The Purge."
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Supreme Court remands 1995 murder case for new trial
A man convicted of murder more than 20 years ago will have a new trial after the Indiana Supreme Court held Friday that his trial counsel performed deficiently and his appeal was not barred by the doctrine of laches.
Justices affirm life sentences for Richmond Hill mastermind
The man convicted as the architect of a November 2012 home explosion that left two people dead and dozens of others injured will spend the rest of his life in prison after the Indiana Supreme Court affirmed his murder convictions and life without parole sentences on Tuesday.
Man convicted in IU student’s death appeals 80-year sentence
A man serving an 80-year prison sentence for the beating death of an Indiana University student is appealing his sentence.
‘Purge’ shooter pleads guilty to murder, robbery
A suspect in Indianapolis’ May 2016 “purge” killing has pleaded guilty to murder and felony armed robbery, the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office announced Friday.
Man sentenced to 75 years for killing pregnant girlfriend
A northern Indiana man has been sentenced to 75 years in prison for fatally stabbing his pregnant girlfriend and leaving her body in their apartment while he took a vacation.
Man gets life in prison for Indianapolis officer’s killing
A man who pleaded guilty to fatally shooting an Indianapolis police officer was sentenced to life in prison without parole on Thursday following emotional testimony from the officer's widow and mother.
Man pleads guilty in fatal shooting of Indianapolis officer
A 27-year-old man on Friday pleaded guilty to murder in the fatal shooting of an Indianapolis police officer, in a deal that spares him the death penalty.
Judge sets June hearing for woman accused of killing 2 kids
A northern Indiana judge has set a June hearing on whether a woman accused of killing her two children is fit to stand trial.
Accomplice sentenced for role in Fort Wayne triple murder
The accomplice in the shooting deaths of three people inside a Fort Wayne house has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Prosecutor seeks life for Indiana man charged with choking son, 5
A prosecutor is seeking life in prison without parole for a southwestern Indiana man charged with fatally choking his 5-year-old son.
Judge says man accused of teacher’s killing can’t move trial
A man accused of killing a Lafayette art teacher must stand trial for her murder in the northern Indiana city.
Deal reached in Indiana homicide case of body in suitcase
A man accused of killing an Indiana woman nearly two years ago has entered a guilty plea after striking a deal with prosecutors.
Court records sealed in Indiana homicide case
Court records have been sealed in a homicide case against an Indiana mother accused of smothering her two children.
Dissent: Teen killer’s 110-year sentence warrants review
A man who was convicted of murdering two people in an East Chicago confrontation in 1996 when he was 16 is entitled by subsequent U.S. Supreme Court rulings to a fresh look at his sentence, a dissenting 7th Circuit Court of Appeals judge wrote.
Teen’s felony murder conviction upheld
An man’s felony murder conviction in Elkhart County will stand after the Indiana Court of Appeals held Thursday there was sufficient evidence to support it and that the trial court did not err in instructing the jury.
Police chasing thousands of tips in killing of 2 girls
A month after two teenage girls were found slain after vanishing during a northern Indiana hiking trip, investigators said Tuesday they continue following up on thousands of tips that have led officers to interview more 300 people for possible involvement in the case.
Murder charges dropped against Gary woman after years in jail
Charges have been dropped against a Gary woman who has been in jail for more than four years accused of arranging the death of a business associate.
Man accused of eating girlfriend to get mental evaluations
A southern Indiana man accused of killing his former girlfriend and eating parts of her body in 2014 will undergo psychiatric evaluations, despite his insistence that he's competent for trial.
Woman gets time served in Indianapolis quadruple homicide
An Indianapolis woman has been sentenced to time served after pleading guilty to conspiracy to commit robbery in connection with a quadruple slaying during an Indianapolis drug house robbery.