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
Marion County Coroner An elective office provided for by the state constitution, each in Indiana has a coroner who serves part time for… Read More »Marion County Coroner
Marion County Sheriff The office of county sheriff is established by the Indiana Constitution. The first sheriff of Marion County, , was appointed… Read More »Marion County Sheriff
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 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
Mike Tyson Case Michael (Mike) G. Tyson, world heavyweight boxing champion from 1986 to 1990, was prosecuted in Indianapolis in 1992 in one… Read More »Mike Tyson Case
Michael F. Morrissey (July 21, 1898-Mar. 25, 1985). Michael F. Morrissey was a son of immigrants from Limerick and Kerry, and, at 32,… Read More »Michael F. Morrissey
Police Mutiny Occasioned by a streetcar strike, the mutiny was the most serious breach of police protocol and one of the greatest… Read More »Police Mutiny
Richmond Hill Explosion On Saturday night November 10, 2012, at 11:10 p.m., a natural gas explosion occurred in the Richmond Hill subdivision of… Read More »Richmond Hill Explosion
Thomas Smith (ca. 1843-Nov. 8, 1911). Thomas Smith was born in Kentucky, almost certainly enslaved. He first appeared in Indianapolis in 1870… Read More »Thomas Smith
