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Whitley County Grand Jury indicts Indiana man for triple murder

The Whitley County Grand Jury indicted an Indianapolis, Indiana man Monday morning in connection with the 2017 triple homicide of a local family. The grand jury indicted Jeremy Hatfield, 34, charging him with three counts of murder in the strangulation deaths of Robert Ma...
Posted On 18 Mar 2019

Taylor found competent to stand trial; 2020 trial date set

A special judge ruled Thursday morning that a Williamsburg woman, who is facing a possible death sentence for killing her husband and two children more than two years ago, is competent to stand trial and he has set a 2020 trial date in her case. Courtney Taylor, 43, is charged...
Posted On 28 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

Three Indianapolis men arrested for murder in 2017 Deep Branch Road triple homicide case

Residents in Eastern Whitley County can rest a little easier tonight knowing that the men believed to be responsible for a previously unsolved 2017 triple homicide have now been apprehended. The last of three Indianapolis men, who Williamsburg police believe was involved in the...
Posted On 18 Jan 2019

Grand jury hears evidence in case of triple strangulation killing

Investigators are getting closer to solving a triple homicide that took place at a residence off Deep Branch Road in 2017. Whitley County Sheriff’s deputies and the Whitley County Coroner’s office are seen investigating a 2017 triple homicide on Deep Branch Road. The...
Posted On 09 Jan 2019

Courtney Taylor triple murder trial will likely be set for late summer or fall, judge says

A Williamsburg woman, who is facing a possible death sentence for killing her husband and two children nearly two years ago, will likely stand trial in late summer or fall, the special judge in the case said during a court hearing Thursday morning. Courtney Taylor, 43, is charged...
Posted On 27 Dec 2018

Taylor lawyers want to suppress statement to police

Lawyers for a Williamsburg woman, who is facing a possible death sentence for killing her husband and two children last year, want a recorded statement that she made to police from her hospital bed three days after the incident excluded from evidence when her case goes to trial....
Posted On 28 Nov 2018

Special judge won’t have to recuse self in Courtney Taylor triple murder case

A special judge overseeing the Courtney Taylor capital murder triple homicide case won’t be required to recuse himself as judge in the case. Read this story and more for just $.99 cents today, or subscribe to get access every day! Please login to view this content. Not a Member?...
Posted On 28 Nov 2018

Courtney Taylor triple homicide trial postponed

The Nov. 5 trial of a Williamsburg woman, who allegedly killed her husband and two children last year, has been put on hold. Courtney Taylor, 43, is charged with three counts of capital murder in the Jan. 13, 2017, shooting deaths of Larry Taylor, 56, Jesse Taylor, 18, and Jolee...
Posted On 26 Oct 2018

Passcodes cracked for iPads, cellphones in Courtney Taylor capital murder case

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Posted On 19 Sep 2018