Virgil Decker
I began reading a book about old Indiana cases called “Murders That Made Headlines” by Jane Simon Ammeson. The book is full of cases from the 1920's and before that happened in Indiana. I have not read every story but I did skim it to see what the cases were and added them to my list to research. In fact, I sat down all day yesterday researching a case and putting it together only to realize when I went to publish it that I had already done it in the past! I have double checked the others now :) When you search about this case you are given the impression that an entire family is involved. Four people from one family were arrested for this crime but in the end it appears that only one was convicted. I say “appears” because when you are looking up old cases, such as this one, I often find some conflicting evidence. Cases like these often prove difficult to research because things that are actually rumors or legends within the story often are passed down as fact and it i...