Raymond Childs Murders 6 In Indiana

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Raymond Childs

Raymond Childs is a teen killer from Indiana who would murder his entire family of six

According to court documents Raymond Childs was seventeen years old when he asked to sleep over at his girlfriends home. When the teen killer was told no he would proceed to murder Kezzie Childs, 42, Raymond Childs, 42, Elijah Childs, 18, Rita Childs, 13, Kiara Hawkins, 19, and Kiara’s unborn son. Childs would also attempt to murder another person in the home

Raymond Childs would be arrested and charged with six counts of murder and an attempted murder. His first trial was declared a mistrial when a witness asked him why he would murder his family. Childs would be retried and convicted of the six murders and attempted murder

Raymond Childs will be sentenced at a later date and only his age at the time of the murders is saving him from death row

Raymond Childs Case

After a week-long jury trial, Raymond Ronald Lee Childs III was found guilty of a mass shooting that left six of his family members dead in January 2021.

Kezzie Childs, 42, Raymond Childs, 42, Elijah Childs, 18, Rita Childs, 13, Kiara Hawkins, 19, and Hawkins’ unborn child were all killed in that attack.

The jury convicted Childs of six counts of murder, one count of attempted murder, and one count of carrying a handgun without a license after deliberating the case for about three hours.

Childs is expected to have his sentencing hearing in January 2025.

Childs’ conviction comes several months after the first hearing of his case was ruled a mistrial on July 23, 2024.

A key witness for the prosecution team verbally confronted Childs in front of the jury, which led to Marion Superior Judge Chris Miller acknowledging the courtroom violation and ultimately declaring the case a mistrial after talking to individual jurors, Fox59 reported at the time.

Before the shooting at the FedEx Ground facility in April 2021, the mass shooting carried out by Childs was considered one of the worst the city had seen in a decade, according to local officials and law enforcement at the time.

“What occurred inside that home is as unfathomable today as it was in 2021,” Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in a press release about Childs’ conviction.

“It has been an incredibly difficult journey for the family and friends of the six people that we tragically lost. I am proud of our trial team, law enforcement, and witnesses, whose dedication to our victims didn’t waiver when faced with adversity. Their commitment ultimately led to today’s verdict and justice for the victims of this horrific crime.”

On Jan. 24, 2021, Childs got into an argument with his father after Childs had returned home after leaving without permission, according to court documents. Childs was 17 years old at the time of the shooting.

The argument soon escalated, which led to Childs shooting his parents and the other members of his family with a Draco 7.62. The shooting left his mom, dad, two siblings, a pregnant teen and her unborn child dead.

One of the few people who survived the shooting was Childs’ 15-year-old brother, who officers with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds on the front porch of the family’s house in the 3500 block of Adams Street.

The teen was immediately taken to the hospital in critical condition.

After surviving his surgery, the teen told police of the events that led up to the shooting and he heard their father say, “I’m sorry Raymond; I love you,” before being shot by Childs, according to court documents.

Before Childs shot his brother, the teen explained that he pleaded with his big brother to not shoot him, “I can give you 40 dollars. I won’t say nothing. Please don’t kill me,” according to court documents.

Police arrested Childs at the home of a relative the following day.

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2024/10/25/mass-shooting-indianapolis-january-2021-kezzie-raymond-elijah-rita-childs-kiara-hawkins-adams-street/75788618007

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Caden Smith Murders 3 In Indiana

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Caden Smith is a teen killer from Indiana who would murder three people over a two day period

According to court documents Caden Smith would bring the the three victims to an empty lot over a two day period under the impression of showing off a gun. When the victims arrived they would be fatally shot. Smith would kill 17-year-old Abdulla Mubarak, 18-year-old Joseph Thomas and 22-year-old Michael James

Caden Smith would be arrested and convicted of the three murders. Caden would be sentenced to 189 years in prison

Caden Smith News

A Marion County teen will serve the rest of his life in prison after he was convicted of shooting and killing three individuals in October 2021 on the south side of Indianapolis.

According to a news release from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, Caden Smith was sentenced to 189 years in prison on Friday. Smith was convicted of the following charges after a five-day trial in August:

Three counts of murder
Two counts of felony murder
Two counts of robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, each a Level 2 felony
One count of possession of methamphetamine, a Level 3 felony
One count of dangerous possession of a machine gun, a Level 5 felony
One misdemeanor count of dangerous possession of a firearm
One misdemeanor count of resisting law enforcement
One misdemeanor count of possession of marijuana.

According to previous reports, Smith killed three people over the course of two nights, including 17-year-old Abdulla Mubarak, 18-year-old Joseph Thomas and 22-year-old Michael James. Smith took the three individuals to a vacant lot in the 4400 block of South Meridian Street to show them he had a pistol modified to fire as a machine gun.

Officials with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said at the time they discovered the bodies, which had multiple gunshot wounds, on Oct. 12, 2021.

Smith was eventually identified as a suspect through his communication with the three victims before the shooting. The release said investigators eventually found the weapon used in the shooting in Smith’s home.

“Once again, the sale of unregulated firearms led to the tragic deaths of three innocent people, Marion County Prosecutor Ryan Mears said in the release. “This significant sentence is a testament to our commitment to holding violent individuals accountable for their actions. We are grateful for today’s announcement and thanks to the dedication of our deputy prosecutors and the investigators, justice was served for Abdullah, Joseph, Michael and their families.”

https://fox59.com/news/indycrime/teen-sentenced-to-189-years-in-prison-after-2021-shooting-death-of-3-people

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Patrick Scott Murders Valerie Tindall

Patrick Scott is a killer from Indiana who was convicted of the murder of seventeen year old Valerie Tindall

According to court documents teenager Valerie Tindall was working for Patrick Scott who owned a lawn care business and was also his neighbor.

Valerie Tindall would go to work one day and disappear. It would be over five months until her remains would be found. Tindall remains were inside of a box buried in the backyard of Patrick Scott

Patrick Scott would ultimately admit to murdering Valerie Tindall following an argument where he would strangle the teen to death using a belt

Patrick Scott would be convicted and sentenced to fifty seven years in prison

Patrick Scott Case

An Indiana man was sentenced to 57 years in prison Monday for the murder of his 17-year-old neighbor, who was found buried in his backyard last year after she had been missing for more than five months, according to court documents.

As part of a plea agreement, Patrick Scott, 59, is also required to pay $10,000 restitution to the victim’s family.

Scott had been charged with murder in November after admitting to killing Valerie Tindall by strangling her with a belt during an argument in his home in June, according to a criminal homicide report from investigators. Authorities said Tindall worked for Scott, who owned a lawn mowing business.

In January, Scott agreed to a plea deal that dropped charges of obstruction of justice and giving false information to a law enforcement officer, and a judge on Monday accepted the plea and agreed to the sentence.

Tindall’s remains were discovered in late November in a box in Scott’s backyard. He told Rush County Sheriff’s Office detectives he strangled Tindall on June 7, according to authorities.

Scott said he built a box the following day and put Tindall’s body in it after wrapping it with black plastic and then taping it, the report added.

Orange fingernail polish – which is the color that Tindall was last seen wearing on a social media post on June 7 – helped detectives identify the girl.

Scott’s attorney, public defender Bryan Barrett, declined to comment when reached by CNN on Monday.

CNN has reached out to the Rush County Sheriff’s Office and the Rush County Coroner for information on Tindall’s cause of death.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/11/us/indiana-neighbor-kills-teen-sentence/index.html

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Opal Williams Murders Husband Steven Williams

Opal Williams is a killer from Indiana who was convicted of orchestrating the murder of her husband Steven Williams

According to court documents Opal Williams would phone police to tell them that her husband Steven Williams was missing. What police did not know is that Steven Williams was already dead thanks to his wife Opal

Steven Williams had been lured from his home by Rickey King, 56, and Charles Lehman Jr., 20, who told him that his wife was in danger. Once inside of the vehicle Williams was driven underneath a bridge where they would call Opal and allow Steven to beg for his life. Opal told the two men to kill him

Police would locate murder site a few days later where they would find the body of Steven Williams rolled up in a carpet

Opal Williams would be questioned by police and she would admit with the help of Rickey King and Charles Lehman Jr was responsible for the murder of Steven Williams

Opal Williams would be arrested, plead guilty and was sentenced to fifty years in prison

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08/06/2051

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Opal Williams Case

The two men accused of killing Steven Williams lured him out of his house by telling him his wife was in danger, police say.

Under the direction of his wife, who police believe was motivated by suspicions of infidelity, the men drove Williams to a quiet spot under a bridge near the White River in Indianapolis.

Once there, the two men let Williams make one final plea to his wife on a cellphone to spare his life, court records say, before she told the pair to “do it.”

Opal Williams, 35, Rickey King, 56, and Charles Lehman Jr., 20, were all charged in Marion County on Tuesday with murder and conspiracy to commit murder.

The investigation began on March 14 when Opal Williams reported her husband missing to the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, according to court documents. She told police her husband was last seen in the couple’s van at a Wendy’s on U.S. 31.

She said her husband drove to the fast food restaurant following an argument.

Three days later, the van was spotted by an Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer in the area of West Street and Raymond Street near the White River, court documents said. Johnson County officials were called in, and the van was towed to a holding facility in Whiteland.

Detectives on Thursday went back to the spot where the van was found. That afternoon, blood was located on the ground where the van had been parked

That night, a conservation officer located a rolled and bound carpet along the riverbank, court documents said. The body of Steven Williams was found inside. Investigators determined that his cause of death was a stab wound to the chest and multiple lacerations to the throat and neck.

Police spoke with Opal Williams on Saturday, court documents said. During the interview, she admitted to working with King, her boyfriend, and Lehman, her cousin, to kill her husband, court documents said.

An IMPD press release announcing the charges originally identified Lehman as King’s cousin.

Opal Williams told police that she stayed behind at a relative’s house while King and Lehman lured Steven Williams into the van on March 10 by saying that his wife had been hurt. She said the men then drove to the spot under the bridge where the crime was committed, court documents said.

King and Lehman told investigators about the plot as well, stating that King held Steven Williams down while Lehman stabbed him multiple times, court documents said.

Lehman said he chose the murder spot ahead of time, court documents said. He told police that he was familiar with the area because he used to live there in a tent when he was homeless.

King and Lehman said they placed multiple calls to Opal Williams before the stabbing, court documents said. They allowed him to speak to his wife on speaker phone before he lost consciousness. The suspects also said Steven Williams had time to smoke a couple of cigarettes before he died.

Charles Lehman’s grandmother was with Opal Williams when the stabbing took place, court documents said. She said she was in the room when Steven Williams called his wife to beg for his life.

Opal Williams responded by telling her husband that he should not have been sleeping with another woman, court documents said. Opal Williams then told Lehman to “do it.”

Opal handed the phone to Lehman’s grandmother who told her grandson to “do what you gottta do,” court documents said.

After the stabbing, King and Lehman rolled the victim in a carpet they found in the area and put his body in the river, court documents said. They were unable to drive the van back up the muddy embankment, so they abandoned it and walked back to Greenwood.

They returned to the scene with Opal Williams the next day to pick up items they left behind.

All three suspects remain in custody in Marion County Jail. Their initial hearing took place Wednesday morning.

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/crime/2015/03/25/husband-killed-murder-plot-begged-wife-life-died-police-say/70431840/

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Sarah Jo Pender Murders Roommates

Sarah Jo Pender is a killer from Indiana who was convicted of the murders of her roommates Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman

According to court documents Sarah Jo Pender was dating and living with convicted felon Richard Hull. Due to his felony convictions Richard Hull was unable to buy firearms. Sarah would buy Richard a shotgun and ammunition

Sarah Jo Pender and Richard Hull were having issues with their roommates, Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman. On the day of the murders Sarah Jo Pender went for a walk and when she was away Richard Hull would shoot and kill Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman. When Pender returned she allegedly helped Richard Hull dispose of the bodies

Sarah Jo Pender would be arrested, convicted and sentenced to 110 years in prison

Sarah Jo Pender would make news again years later when she would escape from prison and remained free for months

Sarah Jo Pender has maintained her innocence since being arrested in 2000

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02/11/2054

Sarah Jo Pender Case

Students at Georgetown University are joining a growing list of people seeking to exonerate Sarah Jo Pender, an Indianapolis woman serving 110 years in prison for double murder.

Pender’s case is among five that students taking a class called “Making an Exoneree” will be reinvestigating in a new video and social media push aimed at overturning her conviction.

“Making an Exoneree (is) Georgetown University’s unprecedented course in which a group of dedicated undergraduate students reinvestigate likely wrongful conviction cases,” the university said in an announcement posted on its website. “By the end of the semester, (the students) will have created short documentaries based on their investigations and interviews, as well as online campaigns advocating for freedom.”

Pender, 43, is in the Rockville Correctional Facility serving a sentence for the October 2000 shotgun murders of her roommates Andrew Cataldi and Tricia Nordman.

Over the years, doubts have been raised about the reliability of witnesses and evidence that was used to convict Pender.

Even the prosecutor who led the case that put her behind bars, the same man who gave Pender the nickname “female Charles Manson” back in 2002, now believes she deserves her freedom.

“I have learned things since Sarah Pender’s trial and conviction in 2002 that convince me that important evidence presented at her trial was tainted and that her murder convictions should be set aside,” retired Marion County Deputy Prosecutor Larry Sells told WRTV.

“Justice is long overdue for Sarah Pender. Unfortunately, the legal system has to date failed her, but that grievous error can and should be corrected.”

The Georgetown students are sorting through court records and have contacted Pender and her family, the university said.

The students at Georgetown, working with students at University of California, Santa Cruz, will produce documentaries, websites and social media campaigns aimed at winning freedom for Pender and the others they are helping this semester.

“It’s wild how quickly this program moves,” student Jacob Livesay said in the Georgetown announcement. “I met my team just two weeks ago, and we have already become fierce advocates for the exoneration of Sarah Jo Pender.”

“Just two weeks in, I can already tell working to overturn wrongful convictions is something I’m going to be passionate about for the rest of my life,” Livesay said.

Georgetown’s “Making an Exoneree” class launched in 2018 and has helped win freedom for five former prisoners, the university said.

https://www.wrtv.com/news/local-news/crime/georgetown-students-seek-to-exonerate-indiana-prisoner-sarah-jo-pender-who-they-say-was-wrongly-convicted

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