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Bond hearing for triple homicide suspect gets heated

CHIVERS A bond hearing for one of three Indianapolis men charged in a 2017 Whitley County triple homicide quickly became heated Thursday as accusations began to fly. Darnel Chivers, 42, appeared in Whitley Circuit Court for the hearing, which was held at his request by a motion...

Prosecutors getting hair sample from triple murder suspect

Whitley Circuit Judge Paul Winchester approved a request Monday afternoon from prosecutors to obtain a hair sample from a Whitley County murder suspect. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content....
Posted On 26 Feb 2020

‘This proceeding is illegal,’ triple homicide suspect tells judge

Abraham Lincoln once said, “He, who represents himself, has a fool for a client.” An Indianapolis man, who is charged with three counts of capital murder and is facing the death penalty, if he is convicted, has informed a local judge that he plans to represent himself in court...
Posted On 02 Aug 2019

‘I want to know how you just kidnapped me and brought me here?’ defendant asks judge

“I want to know how you just kidnapped me and brought me here?” defendant Darnel Chivers asked Whitley Circuit Judge Paul Winchester during his arraignment Thursday morning in connection with the 2017 triple homicide of a local family. On May 20, 2019, a Whitley County Grand Jury...
Posted On 27 Jun 2019

Hatfield indicted for triple murder; remains jailed on $1 million bond

An Indianapolis man, who is one of three people charged in connection with the 2017 triple homicide of a local family, was indicted Monday morning in connection with the case. He even had a trial date set Monday afternoon for two months from now, but don’t expect the case to go...
Posted On 20 Mar 2019

Prosecutors seeking death penalty against two of three suspects in triple homicide case

Prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty against two out of the three defendants, who are believed to be responsible for a triple murder that took place in September 2017 at a Deep Branch Road residence in Whitley County. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or...
Posted On 07 Feb 2019

Affidavit details wild events leading up 2017 strangulation murders

A recently filed affidavit in a federal firearms case is shedding new light on a 2017 Whitley County triple homicide case where three Indiana men were recently arrested on murder charges. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day!...
Posted On 01 Feb 2019