Mother, boyfriend charged after child found dead in Morgan Co.
A woman and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of the woman’s 2-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a rural area of central Indiana, prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Conspiracy to commit murder conviction upheld in Hamilton County case, as COA affirms lower court decision
A Hamilton County woman’s convictions on conspiracy to commit murder and failure to report human remains charges will stand, as the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed a lower court’s sentence and rejected an appeal in the case.
Convicted murderer’s sentence appropriate, evidence supports verdict, COA affirms
Sufficient evidence was presented to support a man’s murder conviction, and his 65-year sentence is appropriate, the Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed in a ruling Thursday.
IN Supreme Court hears oral arguments on life without parole murder sentence
The Indiana Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week in the case of a southern Indiana man sentenced to life without parole for the brutal murder of his ex-girlfriend.
Indy man convicted in death of dad found in storage unit
An Indianapolis man has been convicted in the fatal shooting of his father, whose body was found in a suburban storage unit nearly 17 months after his disappearance.
2 men get 220-year terms in Indianapolis for killing 4
Two men convicted of murder and other charges in the fatal Indianapolis shootings of three young men and a young woman were both sentenced Friday to 220 years in prison.
Indiana boy, 16, gets 64 years in slaying of Indiana girl, 6
A 16-year-old boy convicted in the molestation and slaying of a 6-year-old northern Indiana girl was sentenced Friday to 64 years in prison.
LWOP appeal from Jeffersonville man convicted of killing, cannibalism headed to IN Supreme Court next week
The Indiana Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next Thursday in a case involving a man’s appeal of his life without parole sentence following a murder conviction.
Court backs victim’s family in Adnan Syed’s ‘Serial’ case
A Maryland appellate court on Tuesday reinstated Adnan Syed’s murder conviction and ordered a new hearing in the case, marking the latest development in the protracted legal odyssey chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.”
Fort Wayne boy, 16, gets 65-year sentence in man’s 2022 slaying
A 16-year-old northeastern Indiana boy has been sentenced to 65 years in prison for fatally shooting a man during a robbery outside a Fort Wayne church.
Man pleads not guilty in death of fiancee who went missing
The fiance of an art student who went missing nearly 12 years ago pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder in her death during his initial court appearance Monday.
State made reasonable effort to contact witness for second murder trial, COA affirms
The Court of Appeals of Indiana affirmed a man’s murder and robbery convictions after finding the admission of previous witness testimony was harmless.
Elkhart man gets 95 years in slaying where body was burned
A northern Indiana man convicted in a fatal shooting where the victim’s body was later driven to Michigan and burned has been sentenced to 95 years in prison.
Columbus man sentenced in girlfriend’s slaying; remains found buried
A southern Indiana man has been sentenced in the death of his live-in girlfriend whose remains were found in a shallow grave.
7 deputies charged with murder in the death of Irvo Otieno
Video from a state mental hospital shows a Black Virginia man who was handcuffed and shackled being pinned to the ground by seven deputies who are now facing second-degree murder charges in his death.
Murder charge filed in death of Indiana trooper
A prosecutor filed a murder charge Thursday and requested a sentence of life without parole against a man accused driving his car over an Indiana state trooper in northeastern Indiana.
2 brothers face charges in decade-old slaying in Kokomo
Two brothers have been arrested in a decade-old slaying in north central Indiana.
3 Indy men guilty in fatal shooting of 3 men, 1 woman
Three Indianapolis men have been convicted of murder and other charges in the fatal shooting of three young men and a young woman found slain in a ransacked Indianapolis apartment, a prosecutor said Friday.
Michigan man gets 65 years in boy’s Indiana beating death
A Michigan man was sentenced Friday to 65 years in prison on murder and other charges in the Indiana beating death of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old son.
Murdaugh judge’s own legal story unfolded in South Carolina
The judge who sentenced Alex Murdaugh on Friday to life in prison for killing his wife and son has earned attention and plaudits for his even-handed demeanor throughout the trial and for his dressing-down of the once-prominent lawyer.