00-09	19	Wife/Girlfriend/Ex	11
10-19	18	Husband/Boyfriend/Ex	02
20-29	32	Parents/Foster Parents	06
30-39	24	Child	04
40-49	20	Other Family	14
50-59	09	Friend/Acquaintance	34
60-69	15	Employer/Co-Worker	06
70-79	08	Police	10
80+	05	Stranger	58

Average age of Victim: 35.9 years

Youngest Victims:
Elizabeth Waggoner (4 months) murdered by Dennis Ray Roark.
Ashlyn Bowsher (17 months) murdered by Joseph L. Trueblood.
Dennis Waggoner (20 months) murdered by Dennis Ray Roark.
Jordan Hanmore (21 months) murdered by James P. Harrison.
Shelby McManus (23 months) murdered by Paul M. McManus.

Oldest Victims:
Ruby Hutslar (82 years) murdered by Gregory S. Johnson.
Francisco Alarcon (82 years) murdered by Reynoldo Rondon.
Mark Thompson (80 years) murdered by James Lowery.
Gertrude Thompson (80 years) murdered by James Lowery.

METHOD OF MURDER

84 Shooting w/gun (50.3%)
41 Stabbing / Slashing (24.6%)
22 Strangling (13.2%)
09 Bludgeoning (05.4%)
03 Stomping (01.8%)
03 Drowning (01.8%)
02 Fire Burning (01.2%)
02 Smoke Inhalation (01.2%)
01 Superglue (00.6%)

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TRIALS RESULTING IN DEATH SENTENCE

MOST ACTIVE COUNTIES 23 Lake 22 Marion 06 Allen 04 Vanderburgh 04 Boone 04 Madison 03 Porter 03 St. Joseph 02 Morgan 02 Decatur 02 Wayne 02 Tippecanoe 02 Vigo 02 Decatur 02 Johnson 01 (21 others)

MOST ACTIVE TRIAL JUDGES 07 Judge James L. Clement (Lake) 06 Judge James Letsinger (Lake) 05 Judge Patricia J. Gifford (Marion) 04 Judge John W. Tranberg (Marion) 04 Judge Alfred W. Moellering (Allen) 04 Judge John R. Barney (Marion) 03 Judge Richard W. Maroc (Lake) 03 Judge Jeffrey V. Boles (Hendricks) 03 Judge Thomas Newman (Madison) 02 Judge Thomas E. Alsip (Marion) 02 Judge Cynthia S. Emkes (Johnson) 02 Judge Richard J. Conroy (Lake) 02 Judge John A. Westhafer (Decatur) 02 Judge Thomas W. Webber (Porter) 02 Judge Thomas Milligan (Montgomery) 02 Judge Richard Young (Vanderburgh) 02 Judge James Kimbrough (Lake)

CHANGE OF VENUE

26 of 103 trials resulting in a death sentence have been venued outside the county of filing. Of the 43 cases originally filed in Marion and Lake Counties, only Averhart (twice) and Moore (twice) have had their cases venued to another county. Excluding the 43 cases which were originally filed in Marion and Lake Counties, 23 of 60 were venued to another county. Short of a change of venue, recent legislative changes have allowed trial courts to obtain jurors from another county and transport them to the county of filing for trial. The above figures do not take into account this recent procedure.

On June 30, 2004 the Indiana Supreme Court reversed the murder conviction and vacated the death sentence of Roy Lee Ward on the grounds of failure to change venue or to obtain jurors from another county pursuant to IC 35-36-6-11, in the face of extensive pretrial publicity and community bias in a small county. It is thought to be the only such reversal in the state’s history. Ward v. State, 809 N.E.2d 274 (Ind. June 30, 2004).

DEATH SENTENCES AFTER GUILTY PLEA TO MURDER

Ward (BR> Moore R. Smith Prowell Trueblood Cooper Patton Harris (GBMI) F. Davis Van Cleave Hollis Moore

Judge Pigman (Clay) Judge Detamore (Boone) Judge Pierson (Sullivan) Judge Young (Vanderburgh) Judge Melichar (Tippecanoe) Judge Kimbrough (Lake) Judge Alsip (Marion) Judge Tranberg (Marion) Judge Cook (Marshall) Judge Gifford (Marion) Judge Clement (Lake) Judge Barr (Hamilton)

06-08-07 01-12-00 07-12-96 05-05-94 04-13-90 07-11-86 07-20-84 02-10-84 01-25-84 05-27-83 11-12-82 10-25-80

DEATH SENTENCES FROM JUDGE OVERRIDE OF JURY

Saylor Roark Peterson Kennedy Jackson Kennedy Minnick Martinez Thompson Schiro

Judge Newman (Madison) Judge Clement (Lake) Judge Clement (Lake) Judge Westhafer (Decatur) Judge Stewart (Franklin) Judge Westhafer (Decatur) Judge Chezem (Lawrence) Judge Letsinger (Lake) Judge Miller (Harrison) Judge Rosen (Brown)

02-07-94 10-29-92 06-05-92 04-28-92 06-07-88 03-21-88 09-18-85 05-15-85 03-18-83 10-02-81

None remain on death row. As of July 1, 2002, IC 35-50-2-9 requires the Court to sentence the Defendant "accordingly" following a jury verdict.

DEATH SENTENCES AFTER HUNG JURY IN DEATH PHASE

E. Williams Holmes Burris Roche G. Davis L. Hicks

Judge Letsinger (Lake) Judge Emkes (Marion) Judge Gifford (Marion) Judge Clement (Lake) Judge Jones (Marion) Judge Kimbrough (Lake)

03-02-93 03-26-93 11-22-91 11-30-90 10-26-84 09-01-78

SENTENCED TO DEATH AGAIN AFTER REMAND

Ward Kubsch J.K. Thompson Moore Averhart Roark Kennedy Burris Minnick J. Lowery

First 12-18-02 08-28-00 05-25-96 05-15-95 05-08-82 10-17-89 03-21-88 02-20-81 05-22-82 07-11-80

Second 06-08-07 04-18-05 09-29-00 01-03-00 03-18-96 10-29-92 04-28-92 11-22-91 09-18-85 01-17-83

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AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES

Cases alleging single aggravator: 40
Cases alleging multiple aggravators: 53
Most aggravators alleged in a single case: 05 (Baer)

b(1) Intentional Murder
Robbery: Allen, Averhart, Baer, Benirschke, Bivins, Burris, Cooper, Daniels, Games, Holmes, Hough, Huffman, James, Jackson, Kennedy, Landress, Lockhart, J.Lowery, Martinez, McCollum, Miller, Minnick, Rondon, Rouster, Saylor, C.Smith, Stroud, J.K.Thompson, Underwood, Van Cleave, D.Williams, E.Williams, L.Williams, Wisehart, Woods.

Burglary: Barker, Bellmore, Bieghler, Boyd, Canaan, G.Davis, Dillon, Fleenor, Johnson, J.Lowery, Matheny, Roche, Stroud, Thompson, Wallace, Wisehart.

Rape: Baer (Attempt), Benefiel, G.Davis, Evans, Harris, Judy, T.Lowery, Miller, Minnick, Overstreet, Patton, Schiro, Ward.

Kidnapping: Barker, Harris, Jackson, Kennedy, Ingle.

Criminal Deviate Conduct: Benefiel, Canaan, Evans, Miller, T.Lowery, Ward.

Child Molesting: Brown, Coleman, F.Davis, T.Lowery, Stevens.

Arson: Harrison, Johnson.

b (2) Explosives: None

b (3) Lying in Wait: F. Davis, G. Davis, Fleenor, Matheny, Stephenson, Thacker, Vandiver, Ingle.

b (4) Hired to Kill: Vandiver

b (5) Hiring to Kill: Thacker

b (6) Law Enforcement Victim: Averhart, Lambert, Moore, Pruitt, Resnover, Ritchie, T. Smith, Spranger, Timberlake

b (7) Convicted of Another Murder: Brown, Coleman, Harrison, Hough, Lockhart, Peterson, L.Williams, J.R. Thompson, J.K. Thompson

b (8) Committed Another Murder: Baer, Baird, Barker, Benirschke, Bieghler, Castor, Conner, Corcoran, Dillon, Dye, Fleenor, Hollis, Holmes, Hough, Judy, Kubsch, J.Lowery, McCollum, McManus, Moore, Peterson, Potts, Prowell, Roark, Roche, Rouster, Stephenson, J.K. Thompson, Townsend, Trueblood, Wallace, D.Williams, E.Williams, Wrinkles

b (9) On Probation or Parole or In Custody: Baer, Miller, Ritchie, Saylor, R. Smith, Stevens, Ward

b (10) Dismemberment: None

b (11) Burning, Mutilation, Torture: Ward

b (12) Victim Less Than 12 Years Old: Baer, Harrison, Kubsch, Roark, Stevens, Trueblood, McManus

b (13) Victim was previous felony domestic violence victim of Defendant: None

b (14) Victim was Witness Against Defendant: None

b (15) Drive-By Shooting: Stephenson

b (16) Intentional Killing of Viable Fetus: None

DEATH PENALTY REQUESTS BY INDIANA PROSECUTORS

According to the Indiana Supreme Court Administrator, since 1990 Indiana Prosecutors have requested a Death Sentence 181 murder cases as of July 1, 2007:

1990 - 25 1991 - 21 1992 - 13 1993 - 08 1994 - 18 1995 - 15 1996 - 10 1997 - 08 1998 - 16

1999 - 06 2000 - 10 2001 - 06 2002 - 04 2003 - 03 2004 - 06 2005 - 06 2006 - 06 2007 - 00

PENDING DEATH PENALTY CASES

According to the Indiana Supreme Court Administrator, who monitors the progress of death penalty cases pursuant to Rule 24 of the Indiana Rules of Criminal Procedure, 21 death penalty cases are pending and awaiting trial as of July 1, 2006:

Defendant (County) John K. Adams (Marion) Kenneth Allen (Marion) Rufus Averhart (Lake/Allen) Mark S. Baker (Fulton) Peter Burton (Lake) Joseph Corcoran (Allen) Chad A. Cottrell (Parke) Greagree Davis (Marion) James P. Harrison (Posey) William A. Minnick (Putnam/Lawrence) Christopher Peterson (Porter) Simon Rios (Allen) Christopher Stevens (Putnam/Lawrence) Desmond Turner (Marion) Katron L. Walker (Vigo) Daniel Wilkes (Vanderburgh)

Date Filed 02-25-00 02-17-05 08-12-81 01-13-06 07-31-97 04-20-93 11-10-05 04-09-84 01-18-89 10-27-81 02-21-91 05-04-06 07-22-93 06-06-06 06-19-06 06-19-06

Sources:

Indiana Supreme Court Administrator
312 State House
200 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Indiana Department of Corrections
E334 Indiana Government Center South
302 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204

Indiana Attorney General
5th Floor Indiana Government Center South
402 West Washington Street
Indianapolis, IN 46204