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🌱 Lowell lab helps identify suspect in 1981 La Porte County killing

Lowell, Indiana Patch AM: a 3 min read

Good day Lowell! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Lowell lab helps identify suspect in 1981 La Porte County killing

Also on today's calendar: Adult Coloring and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: A couple of showers; cooler, with a high of 58 and low of 40 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with rain at times, temps: high: 46, low: 34.
  • Friday: Showers of rain and snow, with a high of 44 and low of 30 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• La Porte Co. Sheriff's Office IDs killer in 1981 Juanita Boyd murder (newsbreak.com) — Indiana State Police’s Lowell lab helped investigators identify a suspect in the 1981 killing of Juanita Boyd in La Porte County. Authorities named Carl David Phillips, who died in 2017, citing DNA and circumstantial evidence. Investigators said the DNA also cleared Boyd’s then-boyfriend, and prosecutors would have filed murder charges had Phillips lived.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Cedar Lake

  • J-Bird Tavern to bring bourbons, raw bar to downtown Hammond (nwitimes.com)

Crown Point

  • Why More Crown Point Homeowners Are Looking At Walk-In Tubs Before Bathroom Safety Becomes Urgent (greatnews.life)
  • New strength for Chicago industrial market in third quarter (newsbreak.com)
  • Kennedy Commons project to transform long-abandoned Highland gas station into green space (nwitimes.com)

Schererville

  • Crown Point man dies after being hit by a car in Hobart Sunday evening (nwitimes.com)

Ok Lowell! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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