🌱 Porter County daughter held without bond in father’s brutal killing
Porter, Indiana Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Porter! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read on to get plugged in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Porter County daughter held without bond in father’s brutal killing
- Why a 31-year-old Porter County attempted murder case may collapse
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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📰 News we're reading
• Fatally stabbed elderly man found with his heart cut out; victim's daughter charged with murder (theblaze.com) — Porter County authorities have charged a woman with murder after deputies found her father dead in a Valparaiso home, with injuries described in court records as especially severe. The case is moving through Porter County courts, and the suspect is being held in the Porter County Jail without bond. 
• Filing: Decades-old Porter County attempted murder case should be dismissed (chicagotribune.com) — Porter County prosecutors are facing a challenge to a decades-old attempted murder case, as a defendant argues the long delay violates his right to a speedy trial. The case, involving an alleged 1994 shooting at a Porter County sheriff’s deputy, is now before a Porter Superior Court judge, with a key hearing set for August 12.
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Valparaiso
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- McColly Bennet Commercial Advantage closes sale of 43,500-square-foot MOB in Valparaiso (rejournals.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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