Laurel Five Murders: David Ison killed 5 members of the Napier family; Sentenced to LWOP

Victims
Roy Napier, 50
Angela Napier, 47
Melissa Napier, 23
Jacob Napier, 18
Henry Smith, 43

Police: S.E. Ind. deaths are murders; child only survivor of scene
Five victims in rural Indiana slayings identified
ISP: Suspects at large in Franklin County mass murder
Suspect in Indiana gun rampage that left five dead is held after ‘murder weapon found in his car and bloodstained clothes found in his house’
Murder Charges Filed in Deaths of 5 in Indiana
“Life Over Death”: Ison Receives Life In Prison
Woman Charged In Connection With Laurel Five
Woman Connected To Laurel Five Slayings Arrested
“Laurel Five” Killer’s Girlfriend Sentenced To 20 Years
Laurel Five Killings Subject Of Television Show Airing Monday Night

Movies/Documentaries
Murder Comes to Town: Stipps Hill Massacre

Defendants
David Ison – pled guilty, sentenced to LWOP
Amanda Napier – pled guilty to helping set it up, sentenced to 20 years in prison

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number 905813
First Name DAVID
Middle Name E
Last Name ISON
Suffix
Date of Birth 08/27/1965
Gender Male
Race White
Facility/Location Wabash Valley Level 4 Facility
Earliest Possible Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 03/14/2012
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 24C01 1110 MR 00064
County of Conviction FRANKLIN
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 03/14/2012
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 24C01 1110 MR 00064
County of Conviction FRANKLIN
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 03/14/2012
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 24C01 1110 MR 00064
County of Conviction FRANKLIN
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 03/14/2012
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 24C01 1110 MR 00064
County of Conviction FRANKLIN
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 03/14/2012
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 24C01 1110 MR 00064
County of Conviction FRANKLIN
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

INMATE INFORMATION

AMANDA A NAPIER
DOC Number 246332
First Name AMANDA
Middle Name A
Last Name NAPIER
Suffix
Date of Birth 01/16/1977
Gender Female
Race White
Facility/Location Rockville Correctional Facility
Earliest Possible Release Date 09/19/2023

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 04/02/2014
Description CONSPIRACY/ROBBERY (ARMED OR BODILY INJURY)
Term in Years / Months / Days 10 00 00001
Type of Conviction FB
Indiana Citation Code 35-41-5-2
Cause Number 24C01 1210 FV 001591
County of Conviction FRANKLIN
Projected Release Date 09/18/2018

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 04/02/2014
Description CONSPIRACY/DEALING IN A SCHED I,II OR III CONTR SUB
Term in Years / Months / Days 10 00 00000
Type of Conviction FB
Indiana Citation Code 35-41-5-2
Cause Number 24C01 1210 FV 001591
County of Conviction FRANKLIN
Projected Release Date 09/19/2023

Monsters Among Us: Richard Hooten raped and killed 17-year-old Tara Willenborg, sentenced to LWOP + 70 years in prison

Tara Willenborg

Boyfriend of murdered Clarksville teenager opens up about finding her
Accused murderer Richard Hooten speaks out
‘I just lost it’: Sex fiend describes raping, strangling 17-year-old neighbor in cold-blooded jailhouse confession to the press
Richard Hooten faces death penalty in Willenborg murder
Richard Hooten pleads guilty to rape and murder of 17-year-old
Richard Hooten, the Indiana Man With Many Chances, Accepts Life Sentence in Plea
Man gets life plus 70 years in gruesome Indiana murder
Richard Hooten’s Criminal Career Ends With Plea in Murder Case

Movies/Documentaries
Most Evil: Sexual Deviants

INMATE INFORMATION

RICHARD C HOOTEN JR
DOC Number 225558
First Name RICHARD
Middle Name C
Last Name HOOTEN
Suffix JR
Date of Birth 12/22/1963
Gender Male
Race White
Facility/Location Wabash Valley Level 3 Facility
Earliest Possible Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/19/2014
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 10C04 1303 MR 002
County of Conviction CLARK
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/19/2014
Description RAPE
Term in Years / Months / Days 20 00 00000
Type of Conviction FB
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-4-1
Cause Number 10C04 1303 MR 002
County of Conviction CLARK
Projected Release Date 05/18/2024

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/19/2014
Description CRIMINAL DEVIATE CONDUCT
Term in Years / Months / Days 50 00 00000
Type of Conviction FB
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-4-2
Cause Number 10C04 1303 MR 002
County of Conviction CLARK
Projected Release Date 05/18/2049

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/01/2012
Description SEXUAL BATTERY
Term in Years / Months / Days 00 11 00029
Type of Conviction FD
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-4-8
Cause Number 10C03 0901 FD 000023
County of Conviction CLARK
Projected Release Date 07/12/2012

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/01/2012
Description RESIDENTIAL ENTRY
Term in Years / Months / Days 01 00 00000
Type of Conviction FD
Indiana Citation Code 35-43-2-1.5
Cause Number 10C03 0901 FD 000023
County of Conviction CLARK
Projected Release Date 02/18/2014

Deadly Wives: Tami Duvall killed her husband, Alan Duvall, by poisoning him for the insurance money; She was sentenced to 60 1/2 years in prison

Alan Duvall

Tami Duvall Poisoned Husband to Death to Collect $100,000 Insurance Policy
Woman charged with murder
Courtroom update: Father testifies in Duvall murder trial
Murder suspect calls others before 911
Jurors hear 911 call
Duvall guilty of murdering husband
Convicted killer Tami Duvall sentenced to 60.5 years
Poisoned pudding (scroll down to the bottom)
Indiana Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of Tami Duvall, who fatally poisoned husband
Tami L. Duvall v State of Indiana 2012
Indiana Woman Charged With Murder by Poisoned Pudding

Movies/Documentaries
Fatal Vows: Death for Dessert

INMATE INFORMATION

DOC Number 215966
First Name TAMI
Middle Name L
Last Name DUVALL
Suffix
Date of Birth 12/28/1958
Gender Female
Race White
Facility/Location Rockville Correctional Facility
Earliest Possible Release Date 12/08/2040

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/25/2011
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days 55 00 00000
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 03C01-1008-MR-1652
County of Conviction BARTHOLOMEW
Projected Release Date 03/08/2038

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/25/2011
Description INSURANCE FRAUD
Term in Years / Months / Days 04 00 00000
Type of Conviction FC
Indiana Citation Code 35-43-5-4.5
Cause Number 03C01-1008-MR-1652
County of Conviction BARTHOLOMEW
Projected Release Date 03/08/2040

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/25/2011
Description INSURANCE FRAUD
Term in Years / Months / Days 04 00 00000
Type of Conviction FC
Indiana Citation Code 35-43-5-4.5
Cause Number 03C01-1008-MR-1652
County of Conviction BARTHOLOMEW
Projected Release Date 03/08/2040

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/25/2011
Description INSURANCE FRAUD
Term in Years / Months / Days 04 00 00000
Type of Conviction FC
Indiana Citation Code 35-43-5-4.5
Cause Number 03C01-1008-MR-1652
County of Conviction BARTHOLOMEW
Projected Release Date 03/08/2040

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/25/2011
Description INSURANCE FRAUD
Term in Years / Months / Days 04 00 00000
Type of Conviction FC
Indiana Citation Code 35-43-5-4.5
Cause Number 03C01-1008-MR-1652
County of Conviction BARTHOLOMEW
Projected Release Date 03/08/2040

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/25/2011
Description INSURANCE FRAUD
Term in Years / Months / Days 04 00 00000
Type of Conviction FC
Indiana Citation Code 35-43-5-4.5
Cause Number 03C01-1008-MR-1652
County of Conviction BARTHOLOMEW
Projected Release Date 03/08/2040

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/25/2011
Description INSURANCE FRAUD
Term in Years / Months / Days 04 00 00000
Type of Conviction FC
Indiana Citation Code 35-43-5-4.5
Cause Number 03C01-1008-MR-1652
County of Conviction BARTHOLOMEW
Projected Release Date 03/08/2040

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/25/2011
Description OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Term in Years / Months / Days 01 06 00000
Type of Conviction FD
Indiana Citation Code 35-44-3-4
Cause Number 03C01-1008-MR-1652
County of Conviction BARTHOLOMEW
Projected Release Date 12/08/2040

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/25/2011
Description OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Term in Years / Months / Days 01 06 00000
Type of Conviction FD
Indiana Citation Code 35-44-3-4
Cause Number 03C01-1008-MR-1652
County of Conviction BARTHOLOMEW
Projected Release Date 12/08/2040

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/25/2011
Description OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE
Term in Years / Months / Days 01 06 00000
Type of Conviction FD
Indiana Citation Code 35-44-3-4
Cause Number 03C01-1008-MR-1652
County of Conviction BARTHOLOMEW
Projected Release Date 12/08/2040

Deadly Wives: Judy Parker got her son, Daniel Lee Hicks, to kill her husband, John Parker Jr, after all her efforts to kill him failed

John Parker Jr

Murder victim had $1M life insurance policy
Jerry Davich: Murder victim’s brother wants justice
New charge filed in a 2003 Merrillville homicide
Stepson admits part in murder conspiracy
Wife of 2003 Merrillville homicide victim jailed
Indiana Woman Pleads Guilty In Husband’s Murder
Former CP woman pleads guilty to murder conspiracy of husband
Trial-and-error murder plot
Gary woman gets 5 years in murder conspiracy
Stepson sentenced to 23 years in stepfather’s murder
Christina Hicks-Grabski obituary
Wife gets 33 years for conspiring with kids to kill husband

Movies/Documentaries
Fatal Vows: Death of a Salesman

Defendants
Judy Parker – pled guilty, sentenced to 33 years in prison
Daniel Lee Hicks – pled guilty (triggerman) sentenced to 23 years in prison
Christina Hicks-Grabski – pled guilty, sentenced to 5 years in prison (has passed away)

INMATE INFORMATION

JUDY BRUMBELOE-PARKER
IDOC Number: 183410
Gender: Female
Race: White
DOC: 10/8/1969
STATUS: IN CUSTODY
LOCATION: Rockville Correctional Facility

INMATE INFORMATION

DANIEL L HICKS
DOC Number 196141
First Name DANIEL
Middle Name L
Last Name HICKS
Suffix
Date of Birth 08/18/1987
Gender Male
Race White
Facility/Location Indianapolis Re-Entry Education Facility
Earliest Possible Release Date 03/27/2016

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 09/14/2009
Description CONSPIRACY/MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days 23 00 00000
Type of Conviction FA
Indiana Citation Code 35-41-5-2
Cause Number 45G01-0702-MR-00001
County of Conviction LAKE
Projected Release Date 03/27/2016

INMATE INFORMATION

CHRISTINA A GRABSKI
DOC Number 204985
First Name CHRISTINA
Middle Name A
Last Name GRABSKI
Suffix
Date of Birth 02/01/1986
Gender Female
Race White
Facility/Location Discharge

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 10/09/2009
Description ASSISTING A CRIMINAL
Term in Years / Months / Days 05 00 00000
Type of Conviction FC
Indiana Citation Code 35-44-3-2
Cause Number 45G01 0708 FA 00021
County of Conviction LAKE
Projected Release Date 10/07/2013

Deadly Teens: Sarah Isabel “Cindy” White sets on fire the home of the Roberson family, killing 6

From Sarah White’s appeal:   Neighbors alerted the fire department on December 31, 1975, that a home located at 24 Sayre Drive, Greenwood, Indiana, was in flames. The defendant was seen coming from the rear of the home; she was hysterical, screaming, and was restrained from reentering the burning home. The residence was the dwelling house of Charles and Carol Roberson and their four minor children, Michael, Dale, Gary and Rita. All six of the Robersons perished in the fire. The coroner testified that each of them died from carbon monoxide and smoke inhalation. The defendant had been living with the Roberson family.

After an extensive investigation into the cause of the fire, it was determined that the fire had been deliberately set. Burn patterns found in the home showed that an accelerant such as gasoline had been used. The accelerant caused the rapid burning of the home as well as the intense heat generated. Experts testified that the occupants of the home had probably perished within a few minutes of the initial conflagration.

The defendant was burned only slightly. Her testimony was to the effect that she had awakened from her bed on the living room couch, seen the flames on the wall near the Christmas tree, alerted the family, and attempted to get the children out. The smoke was so thick, though, that she lost touch with the children; she exited through a small, rear bedroom window, thinking that the children and the family would be behind her.

Testimony elicited at trial revealed that the defendant had made a telephone call, on the night of the fire, to her sister-in-law. The defendant was inquiring about a fire, which had occurred two days earlier, at her grandmother’s home. The defendant was most interested in how the fire started and in whether her siblings (who were living with her grandmother) had received new clothes as a result of the fire. It was less than four hours after the defendant had inquired about the fire at her grandmother’s house that the Roberson home was in flames. The arson investigators stated unequivocally that the Roberson fire was not accidental. The Christmas tree was a flame-proof variety; tests within the courtroom demonstrated that the tree would melt before it would ignite. The wiring, the appliances, the gas lines, and the furnace of the Roberson home were all checked. The results demonstrated that the fire itself had damaged each system, rather than the system causing the fire.

Additional evidence was introduced. Nude and pornographic photographs of the nineteen-year-old defendant were found in Charles Roberson’s billfold. Love letters written by the defendant to Charles Roberson were also found. The pajamas worn by the defendant were shown to be made of a highly flammable material; yet they were not burned at all. Inconsistencies in the defendant’s recollection of the fire were demonstrated through the testimony of those to whom the defendant had told her story. The defendant had a history of emotional disturbance, especially since the death of her father, and had spent the year prior to moving in with the Robersons as a patient in LaRue Carter Hospital.

Victims
Charles Roberson, 45
Carole Roberson, 41
Michael, 7
Dale, 6
Gary, 5
Sissy, 4

Suicide fails
Sarah Isabel White v State of Indiana 1978
Sarah Isabel White v Indiana Parole Board 1999
Indianapolis Monthly: Inside Story

Movies/Documentaries
Deadly Women: Mad or Bad

INMATE INFORMATION

SARAH I WHITE
DOC Number 0394
First Name SARAH
Middle Name I
Last Name WHITE
Suffix
Date of Birth 06/24/1957
Gender Female
Race White
Facility/Location Indiana Women’s Prison

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/21/1976
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 8463
County of Conviction JOHNSON
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/21/1976
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 8463
County of Conviction JOHNSON
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/21/1976
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 8463
County of Conviction JOHNSON
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/21/1976
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 8463
County of Conviction JOHNSON
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/21/1976
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 8463
County of Conviction JOHNSON
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Sentence Information
Date of Sentence 05/21/1976
Description MURDER
Term in Years / Months / Days LIFE
Type of Conviction M
Indiana Citation Code 35-42-1-1
Cause Number 8463
County of Conviction JOHNSON
Projected Release Date 00/00/0000

Monsters Among Us: Darren Deon Vann charged with the murder of Afrika Hardy; Suspected serial killer confessed to 7 women, maybe more

Afrika Hardy

Victims
Afrika Hardy, 19 [Gary, IN] (Afrikka? I have seen it spelled both ways)
Anith Jones, 35 [10/8/2014 Merrillville, IN]
Teaira Batey, 28 [Gary, IN]
Christine Williams, 36 [Gary, IN]

Police: Indiana man could be serial killer; cases may go back decades
Suspected Indiana serial killer charged in 1 death
Suspected serial killer’s confession prompts two-state search for more bodies
3 more bodies found after Gary man confesses to murders of 4 women
Final 3 autopsies on Gary bodies to be completed
Court hearing set for Gary man linked to seven deaths
Suspected Indiana serial killer ID’d as Darren Vann, 43
Serial killer’s confession: Indiana man admits to seven murders, police say
Suspected Indiana serial killer trying to negotiate deal with prosecutors

Darren Deon Vann

Monsters Among Us: Joseph Oberhansley got out of prison for killing his girlfriend Sabrina Elder, now he is charged with killing another woman, Tammy Jo Blanton

Joseph Oberhansley Killed Ex-Girlfriend, Ate Parts Of Her Brain, Heart And Lungs
Jeffersonville woman found slain; man charged
Affidavit: Man admits killing ex-girlfriend, eating organs
Police: Jeff man ate ex-girlfriend’s organs
Man arrested in southern Indiana woman’s death
Report: Accused killer admits to cannibalism
Police: murder suspect should have been in jail
Jeffersonville murder suspect in court
Oberhansley formally charged with murder
Cops: Man cooks & eats murdered girlfriend’s brain
Examining Accused Murderer
Audio released from 1998 parole board hearing for man accused of cannibalism
Sabrina Elder murder 12/9/1998 West Valley City, UT *Boyfriend, Joseph Oberhansley, pled guilty, sentenced to 15 years in prison; Released July 10, 2012*
Tammy’s Facebook

Joseph Oberhansley