by Hank Nuwer | Jul 19, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
One of the most vicious murderers convicted of killing a victim in Randolph County invoked his constitutional right to an appeal in 2002. The Supreme Court of Indiana tagged the case as Anthony G. Hernandez v. State of Indiana. Here is the...
by Hank Nuwer | Jun 28, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
Four bandits sped into Farmland from the northwest at 1 p.m. on April 28, 1937, passing the plows and tractors of farmers who worked for their daily bread. As lookout Clarence Shaffer and another man stood guard by the getaway car with tommy guns locked and loaded,...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
On February 21, 1998, a 19-year-old gentle soul named Lynn Topp from North Star, Ohio, walked for exercise on a less-traveled road off Ohio 49. A student at Wright State University’s Lake Campus in Celina, she had thick, abundant hair and a cheerful smile always on...
by Hank Nuwer | Apr 6, 2024 | Hank Nuwer Indiana & Ohio Stories, True Crime
Philip Kabel of Randolph County penned occasional pieces on Randolph County history for the Union City paper. One such story, addressed the hideous March 22, 1824, murders of peaceful Native Americans by white settlers on Fall Creek hunting grounds in Madison County....
