An Indiana man was found dead in a Planet Fitness tanning bed Monday morning, three days after he entered the south Indianapolis gym. Gym members said they noticed a foul smell Monday morning that was worse near the tanning rooms, WTHR said. Derek Sink’s family reported him missing on Friday, but he wasn’t found until …
Five men and seven women deliberated for a few hours on Saturday in the case of an Indiana man accused of killing two teenagers out on a hike in February 2017. But they ended the session shortly before 3 p.m. and won’t be back in the jury room until Monday morning. The jury heard closing arguments …
Defense attorneys at the trial of a man accused of killing two teen girls in Indiana nearly eight years ago played a series of videos for the jury on Saturday intended to show the defendants mental deterioration while he was in custody. The defense had hoped to show the videos on Friday, but Judge Frances …
An Indiana man has been arrested after he allegedly stabbed his ex-girlfriend more than 20 times as she walked in to Muncie apartment building Wednesday night. Keywine Gibson Jr., 22, has been charged with attempted murder, battery, and other charges and reportedly asked officers, “Did she die?” when they took him into custody, WXIN reported. …
A 25-year-old Indiana woman has been charged with neglect five months after she left her 21-month-old foster daughter in a bathtub, where she drowned while the mother was chatting on the phone for 30 minutes. According to court documents, Hailynn Volpatti told investigators on May 21 that she left the little girl alone in the …
The mother of a six-month-old baby found covered by more than 50 rat bites last year won’t spend any further time in jail. Angel Schonabaum, who initially pleaded not guilty to neglect charges, reversed course just before her trial was to begin last month and pleaded guilty, the Evansville Courier & Press reported. At a …
An Indiana jury on Saturday heard dramatic and at time emotional testimony from three men involved in the 2017 search for two missing girls, including the man who found their bodies alongside a creek. Jake Johns testified that his boss at a propane delivery company had asked if he and a coworker would join the …
An Indiana man has been charged with the death of his wife after he reported her missing last week. The Gibson County Sheriff’s Office said that Daniel Keith Flaherty, 42, was arrested on Friday in connection with the disappearance of Kayla Flaherty, 36, but did not say what charges he faces. Flaherty reported his wife …
A northwest Indiana couple have been arrested after bone fragments were found in an Indiana backyard where they once lived. Steven Valle, 31, and Samantha Sebella, 25, have been charged with murder, neglect of a dependent causing death, obstruction of justice, and failure to report a dead body, WBBM reported. The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office …
A retired Indiana police chaplain has been arrested and charged with molesting an 8-year-old girl. A probable cause affidavit said that Sylvester “Leroy” Driscoll, 73, sexually abused the girl more than 100 times since she was 5-years-old, WISH reported. Court documents said the girl told a school counselor about the abuse in August after her …
An Indiana father was found guilty last week of neglect after his 6-month-old son was found with more than 50 rat bites all over his body last year. A jury found 32-year-old David Schonabaum guilty on three counts of neglect of a dependent, WFIE reported. Schonbaum, his wife Angel Schonbaum, and Angel Schonabaum’s sister, Delaina …
A rideshare driver has been charged with the murder of an Indianapolis woman who went missing Sunday morning and was found dead in the woods on Monday. Police said Chanti Dixon called for an Uber around 3:30 a.m. Sunday morning and was not heard from afterward. Her family reported her missing Monday morning, according to …
