An Indiana man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in 2014 was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole. Joseph Oberhansley was convicted of murder and burglary in the death of Tammy Jo Blanton, 46. WLKY reported that Blanton’s mutilated body was found under a tarp in the bathroom of her Clark …
An Indiana man accused of stabbing his ex-girlfriend to death and eating parts of her body was found guilty Friday in a Clark County court, the Louisville Courier-Journal reported. Joseph Oberhansley, 39, initially confessed to the brutal crime but later walked that confession back, saying two men broke into Tammy Jo Blanton’s house that day, …
An Indiana man accused of brutally murdering his ex-girlfriend and cutting out parts of her organs with a jigsaw took the stand in his own defense Thursday, telling the court two men broke into Tammy Jo Blanton’s house that day, knocked him unconscious, and killed her, according to WDRB. Blanton, 46, was found in the …
The second murder trial for an Indiana man accused of killing his former girlfriend and eating her heart began Friday in Clark County. Joseph Oberhansley, 39, claimed innocence upon entering court on Friday, according to ABC 11. As law enforcement brought him into the building, Oberhansley reportedly said two other men were the guilty parties. …
During opening statements in an Indiana courthouse on Wednesday, prosecutors said a man accused of murder mutilated his ex-girlfriend days after she broke up with him, then ate her body parts. “Joseph Oberhansley butchered Tammy Blanton like you wouldn’t kill a livestock animal,” Clark County Prosecutor Jeremy Mull told jurors Wednesday morning. “But this lady …
A psychiatrist filed a letter with an Indiana court expressing his opinion that a man charged with his ex-girlfriend’s brutal murder is now competent to stand trial. As CrimeOnline previously reported, a court sided with psychiatrists nearly a year ago in declaring 35-year-old Joseph Oberhansley mentally unfit for criminal proceedings. That decision came amid the …
