Tag Archives: Lana Canen

Detective Admits Error In Murder Trial

InkFreeNews.com Posted Oct 01, 2012  Updated: Oct 1, 2012 @ 11:43 PM

During a press conference today, the Elkhart County Sheriff Brad Rogers said a detective’s testimony that was instrumental in winning a murder conviction in 2005, made an error that could result in a new trial. Detective Dennis Chapman admitted to making a mistake in identifying a fingerprint as … Read More

Expert Testimony Flawed In Murder Trial

InkFreeNews.com Posted Sep 28, 2012  Updated: Sep 28, 2012 @ 9:47 PM

The Elkhart County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney has joined in a motion to the Elkhart Circuit Court to set aside the 2005 murder conviction of Lana Canen for the 2002 murder of Helen Sailor at the Waterfall High Rise apartments in Elkhart. Canen was originally sentenced to 55 … Read More