Burger Chef Murders On November 18, 1978, an off-duty employee of the Speedway Burger Chef, 5725 Crawfordsville Road, discovered the backdoor of the… Read More »Burger Chef Murders
Cold Spring Murder Case The bodies of Jacob Young and Nancy Jane Young, husband and wife, were discovered along White River, near the intersection… Read More »Cold Spring Murder Case
Coliseum Explosion On October 31, 1963, Shriners Night at the Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum, the Holiday on Ice performance ended abruptly when… Read More »Coliseum Explosion
Edward Phillips Case From their beginnings in 1854 and 1859, respectively, the Indianapolis Police Department (IPD) (see Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department and the… Read More »Edward Phillips Case
Fall Creek Massacre On March 22, 1824, a band of nine Seneca and Miami Indians camped on Fall Creek in nearby Madison County… Read More »Fall Creek Massacre
Fred Sanders Case The Fred Sanders Case involved an Indianapolis parochial school teacher’s fatal shooting of an Indianapolis police officer. On the evening… Read More »Fred Sanders Case
Lynching of John Tucker John Tucker became a victim of racially motivated violence in front of a crowd of almost 100 onlookers on West… Read More »Lynching of John Tucker
Lynching of William Keemer William Keemer, the first Black man in Indiana lynched after the Civil War during Reconstruction, was born to James H.… Read More »Lynching of William Keemer
Marjorie Jackson Murder Case (Nov. 30, 1910-May 7, 1977). Marjorie Viola O’Connell Jackson was killed with a.22 caliber rifle during a burglary of her… Read More »Marjorie Jackson Murder Case
Michael Taylor Case Michael Taylor Jr., a 16-year-old Black youth, was shot and killed on September 24, 1987, while in police custody. The… Read More »Michael Taylor Case
