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Burger Chef Murders
Burger Chef Murders

Just after midnight on November 18, 1978, Brian Kring, an off-duty employee of the Burger Chef, 5725 Crawfordsville Road, discovered… Read More »Burger Chef Murders

Cold Spring Murder Case  
Cold Spring Murder Case  

The bodies of Jacob Young and Nancy Jane Young, husband and wife, were discovered along , near the intersection of… Read More »Cold Spring Murder Case  

Coliseum Explosion
Coliseum Explosion

On October 31, 1963, Shriners Night at the Coliseum, the Holiday on Ice performance ended abruptly when a propane tank… Read More »Coliseum Explosion

Edward Phillips Case

From their beginnings in 1854 and 1859, respectively, the Indianapolis Police Department (IPD) (see and the (IFD) recruited officers only… Read More »Edward Phillips Case

Fall Creek Massacre 
Fall Creek Massacre 

On March 22, 1824, a band of nine Seneca and Miami Indians camped on in nearby to hunt. Apparently not… Read More »Fall Creek Massacre 

Fred Sanders Case
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
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
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… Read More »Marjorie Jackson Murder Case

Michael Taylor 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

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