Police, Family Continue To Seek Details In Unsolved Murder Of Laurel Mitchell
In August 1975, the murder of 17-year-old North Webster teen Laurel Jean Mitchell left residents of the small town stunned and shaken.
Read MoreIn August 1975, the murder of 17-year-old North Webster teen Laurel Jean Mitchell left residents of the small town stunned and shaken.
Read MoreA Plymouth man was recently arrested after allegedly murdering a woman with a machete.
Read MoreWARSAW — An Illinois man was sentenced to 55 years in prison on Monday, Dec. 23, after killing his cousin in 2017. Derrick Lavelle Wandrick, 26, Harvey, Ill., was charged with felony murder. Wandrick had been facing a four-day jury trial in January 2020, but that was canceled … Read More
WARSAW — The suspect in a 2017 killing near Warsaw is scheduled for sentencing at 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Derrick Lavelle Wandrick, 26, 167 E. 15th St., Harvey, Ill., is charged with felony murder. According to Indiana Code Section 35-42-1-1, Wandrick could face … Read More
WARSAW — The suspect in a 2017 killing near Warsaw has entered a guilty plea. Derrick Lavelle Wandrick, 26, 167 E. 15th St., Harvey, Ill., was charged with felony murder. According to Indiana Code Section 35-42-1-1, Wandrick could face between 45 and 65 years in prison. Wandrick had … Read More
WARSAW — A 25-year-old Illinois man has rejected a proposed plea deal and instead has requested a trial by jury in the stabbing death of an Elkhart man last year. Derrick Lavelle Wandrick, 167 E. 154th St., Harvey, Ill., was arrested in October 2017 in connection with the death … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Colt Russel Lundy will return to Kosciusko County Thursday morning, Oct. 4, in his second attempt to have his 30-year sentence modified. He will appear before Judge David Cates, special judge, at 11:30 a.m. for the hearing. Now 23 years old, Lundy was sentenced at … Read More
LIGONIER — Formal charges were filed today, Friday, March 9, against the trio charged in the murders of Justin Adams, 30, and Amanda “Mandy” Feldstein, 39, both of Ligonier. The murders occurred Monday evening, March 5, in Ligonier. Related: Three Charged In Ligonier Double Homicide Michael Jerome Johnson, … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Supreme Court has denied Brandon Woody’s petition to transfer his appeal to that court. The decision was issued Tuesday, Oct. 24, by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush. Joseph Sobek, counsel for Woody, filed a petition to transfer the appeal Aug. 24, after … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court has denied Kyle DeHart’s petition to transfer his appeal to that court. The decision was issued Thursday, Sept. 21, by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush. Lawrence Hansen, counsel for DeHart, filed a petition to transfer the appeal Aug. 9, … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — An appeal by Brandon Woody asking for his conviction to be overturned and a new trial was denied by the Court of Appeals of Indiana. The ruling was issued Wednesday, July 26. It is speculated the matter will now be filed in the Indiana Supreme Court. … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — An appeal by Kyle DeHart asking for his conviction to be overturned and a new trial was denied by the Court of Appeals of Indiana. The ruling was filed early Monday, July 10. DeHart can appeal this decision to the Indiana Supreme Court. DeHart is serving … Read More
JACKSON, MISS. — Police in Jackson, Mississippi, are investigating after finding a human head in one location and a burned human torso in another.
Read MoreINDIANAPOLIS — An appeal by Brandon Thomas Woody, 25, Syracuse, is awaiting ruling by the Indiana Court of Appeals. Briefs on behalf of Woody and by the state have been filed with the court. Woody is appealing his murder conviction of the Feb. 19, 2015, deaths of Tara … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle David DeHart, 24, Syracuse, was found guilty by a jury Oct. 6, 2016, for the murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley Feb. 19, 2015. He was sentenced 20 days later to 110 years on two counts of murder and one year for obstruction of … Read More
WARSAW — Kosciusko County Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed has granted a motion to dismiss the charge of assisting a criminal against Joan Marie DeHart, 51, formerly of Syracuse. The charge stemmed from DeHart allegedly assisting Brandon Woody following the murder of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley Feb. 19, 2015, in Syracuse.
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