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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.


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ID102619
Title of ArticleData analyst shows suspect’s movements at murder trial
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRoosevelt Lewis Jr.,
DateNov 08, 2025
PageA1, A5
SubjectsHomicides


ID102616
Title of ArticleJury sees autopsy evidence at murder trial
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRoosevelt Lewis Jr.,
DateNov 07, 2025
PageA3
SubjectsHomicides


ID102449
Title of ArticleMan accused of infant’s murder may offer insanity defense
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRyan Snyder
DateOct 04, 2025
PageA1, A5
SubjectsHomicides


ID102114
Title of ArticleCouple face murder charges in 6-year-old’s death
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionFranklin Elmore Jr.; Cheyenne Elmore
DateAug 12, 2025
PageA1, A5
SubjectsHomicides, Abuse


ID102086
Title of ArticleSuspect arrested in bludgeoning murder
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionChristopher Yotter
DateJul 31, 2025
PageA1, A6
SubjectsCrime, Elkhart County Corrections Facility, Elkhart County Homicide Unit, Homicides


ID102000
Title of ArticleMan gets 100 years for murder, attempted killing
NotesRomulo Jesus Reyes Osuna
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionJoshua Martinez
DateJun 25, 2025
PageA3
SubjectsCity of Elkhart, Elkhart County Circuit Court, Christofeno, Michael (Judge), Crime


ID101841
Title of ArticleMan testifies in own defense in murder case
NotesMadrid & Tokio Bar; Reyes Osuna; Carlos Martinez
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionJoshua Peter Martinez
DateMay 13, 2025
PageA1, A3
SubjectsCrime, Elkhart County Circuit Court, Elkhart County Prosecutor, Becker, Vicki


ID101797
Title of ArticleJudge grants joinder for 2 of 3 defendants in murder case
NotesToby Ray Fisher
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAshley Seabolt; Stephonn Sutton; Sami Hussen
DateApr 26, 2025
PageA1, A6
SubjectsTrials, Elkhart County Circuit Court, Shootings, Homicides


ID101487
Title of ArticleSuspects in November murder could be tried jointly
NotesToby Ray Fisher
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionStephonn Sutton; Ashley Seabolt; Sami Hussen
DateApr 11, 2025
PageA1, A5
SubjectsShootings, Homicides, Elkhart County Prosecutor, Elkhart County Circuit Court


ID101418
Title of ArticleAppeals court upholds judge’s choices in attempted murder trial
NotesLamondre Townsend; Saadallah Altameemi
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDentrell Brown
DateApr 02, 2025
PageA1, A3
SubjectsShootings, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Elkhart Aerie, Indiana Court of Appeals


ID100223
Title of ArticleMan charged with murder in infant’s death
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionMiguel Garcia
DateJan 17, 2025
PageA1
SubjectsHomicides, Child Abuse


ID100219
Title of Article3 murder suspects appear in court
NotesToby Ray Fisher
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAshley Seabolt; Sami Hussen; Stephonn Sutton
DateJan 11, 2025
PageA1, A3
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings, Drugs, Illegal, River Run Apartments


ID100166
Title of Article2 arrests made in November murder
NotesToby Ray Fisher; 715 Monroe St., Elkhart
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAshley Seabolt; Stephonn Sutton
DateJan 04, 2025
PageA1, A3
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings, Drugs, Illegal, River Run Apartments


ID99850
Title of ArticleJudge rules for apartment in suit over woman’s murder
NotesGail Shields; Jon Malk; Larry Faso; 2601 Oakland Ave., Elkhart
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionStratford Commons
DateDec 12, 2024
PageA1, A5
SubjectsStratford Commons, Shootings, Homicides, APT Management Group Inc.


ID99259
Title of ArticleCold case murder draws 40-year sentence
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionMarcus Love
DateNov 15, 2024
PageA1
SubjectsHomicides, Trials


ID99066
Title of ArticleAdmission entered in decades-old murder
NotesRobert Reed; 611 S. 3rd St., Elkhart
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionMarcus Love
DateOct 23, 2024
PageA1, A5
SubjectsHomicides


ID99048
Title of ArticleHusband charged with wife’s murder
NotesAlma Rocio Bermeo Carreon
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionHector Duran Gomez
DateOct 22, 2024
PageA1, A3
SubjectsHomicides, Domestic Violence


ID99687
Title of ArticleWitness to 2021 murder admits he took gun from scene
NotesDeontae Harris; Sherman Whitener
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionTyren Allen
DateOct 19, 2024
PageA2
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID98335
Title of ArticleCourt removes judge from post-conviction murder cases
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionTeresa Cataldo
DateAug 24, 2024
PageA1, A3
SubjectsCataldo, Teresa, Indiana Supreme Court, Judges


ID97212
Title of ArticleLove murder trial reset to October
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionLove
DateJul 19, 2024
PageA5
SubjectsHomicides, Trials, Elkhart County


ID97213
Title of ArticleTrial date set for man charged with boy’s murder
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRyan Snyder
DateJul 19, 2024
PageA1
SubjectsTrials, Homicides, Elkhart County


ID97133
Title of ArticleSuspect in 2002 murder to stand trial
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionLove
DateJul 12, 2024
PageA1, A3
SubjectsCrime, Trials, Homicides


ID97127
Title of ArticlePolice: Man charged in boy’s murder made threats for weeks
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionSnyder
DateJul 11, 2024
PageA1, A3
SubjectsOsceola, Elkhart County Corrections Facility, Homicides


ID97077
Title of ArticleAppeals court upholds murder, other charges from bar shooting
NotesDavid Artley
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionJohn Norton
DateJun 21, 2024
PageA5
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings, Hardy’s Bar, Indiana Court of Appeals


ID99248
Title of ArticleMan pleads guilty to wife’s murder as trial starts
NotesCiarra Thompson
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionMatthew Thompson
DateMay 09, 2024
PageA4
SubjectsHomicides, Domestic Violence


ID99236
Title of ArticleSpecial prosecutor sought in murder conviction challenge
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRodolfo Alexander Jr.
DateMay 01, 2024
PageA1
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID96608
Title of ArticleMurder suspect changes mind on plea
NotesCiarra Thompson
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionMatthew Thompson
DateApr 19, 2024
PageA1, A3
SubjectsHomicides, Domestic Violence


ID96259
Title of ArticleOne murder trial date reset, one on track
NotesThomas Johnson; Ciarra Thompson
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionJa Liahs Curry; Matthew Thompson
DateApr 05, 2024
PageA5
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings, Domestic Violence


ID96127
Title of ArticleWoman charged with murder of husband
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateMar 26, 2024
PageA1, A3


ID96064
Title of ArticleIndiana Supreme Court will not take appeal of 2023 murder conviction
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDustin McKee
DateMar 21, 2024
PageA1, A5
SubjectsIndiana Supreme Court


ID95528
Title of ArticleMurder co-defendants get 60-plus years
NotesWoody Lewis
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAlvin Sanders III; Da'quavion Wiley
DateFeb 23, 2024
PageA1, A6
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID95520
Title of ArticleWitness testifies as murder trial continues
NotesDeontae Harris; Tyren Allen
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionSherman Whitener Jr.
DateFeb 21, 2024
PageA1, A2
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID95481
Title of ArticleTrial starts for man accused in ’21 murder
NotesDeontae Harris
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionSherman Whitener Jr., Tyren Allen
DateFeb 20, 2024
PageA1, A6
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID95437
Title of ArticleAlleged witness to murder arrested in time to testify at trial
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionSherman Whitener Jr., Tyren Allen
DateFeb 16, 2024
PageA1, A3
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID95366
Title of ArticleSuspect in 2021 murder set for trial
NotesDeontae Harris
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionSherman Whitener, Jr.
DateFeb 09, 2024
PageA5
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID95059
Title of ArticleDouble murder suspect must find new attorney
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionChristian Wall
DateJan 19, 2024
PageA1, A3
SubjectsShootings, Galley Sports Pub, Trials


ID96495
Title of ArticleAttempted murder trial reset
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDentrell Brown
DateJan 12, 2024
PageA1, A5
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings, Elkhart Eagles


ID94242
Title of ArticleJudge conflicted out of murder case
NotesTom Moser
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRoosevelt Lewis Jr.
DateDec 02, 2023
PageA3
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID94243
Title of ArticleConviction, sentence affirmed in 2020 murder, burning
NotesJeffrey Crapo
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAustin Bowlin
DateDec 02, 2023
PageA3
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings, Indiana Court of Appeals


ID94215
Title of ArticleTeenager pleads guilty in 2022 murder
NotesCorreon Meux, Logan Nussbaum
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
DateDec 01, 2023
PageA3
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID93795
Title of ArticleConviction affirmed in murder of roommate
NotesBrandon Lowe
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDustin McKee
DateNov 07, 2023
PageA1, A2
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID93495
Title of ArticleSuspect in April attempted murder pleads guilty
NotesNavneet Singh
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionNavneet Singh
DateOct 20, 2023
PageA1, A3
SubjectsShootings


ID93377
Title of ArticleMurder suspect pleads guilty at trial
NotesAlberto Avelino Alvarez; Xz'Avion Harris
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAlberto Avelino Alvarez
DateOct 18, 2023
PageA1, A6
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID94016
Title of ArticleMurder charge filed in Sept. 21 shooting
NotesTom Moser
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionRoosevelt Lewis Jr.
DateOct 03, 2023
PageA1, A5
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID93015
Title of ArticleMurder suspect splits with attorney
NotesThomas Johnson
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionJa Liahs Curry
DateSep 29, 2023
PageA5
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID92777
Title of Article1 of 2 defendants testifies at murder trial
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionDa'quavion Wiley; Alvin Sanders III
DateSep 21, 2023
PageA1, A5
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID92742
Title of ArticleTrial begins for 2 defendants in boy's murder
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAlvin Sanders III; Da'quavion Wiley
DateSep 20, 2023
PageA1, A3
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID92519
Title of ArticleMan convicted at second murder trial gets 75-year sentence
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionJordon Norton; David Artley
DateSep 08, 2023
PageA1, A3
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings, Hardy's Bar


ID92351
Title of ArticleTrial set this month for murder co-defendants
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionAlvin Sanders; Da'quavion Wiley
DateSep 01, 2023
PageA1, A2
SubjectsHomicides, Shootings


ID92127
Title of ArticleSuspect in woman’s murder appears in court
NotesCiarra Thompson
SourceElkhart Truth
LocationMicrofilm - Reference Desk
Picture CaptionMatthew Thompson
DateAug 25, 2023
PageA6
SubjectsHomicides, Domestic Violence