Police arrest two men in connection to 1975 cold case in Indiana

Two charged with murder in 1975 cold case investigation

ALBION — Two men have been charged in the murder of a 17-year-old North Webster girl found drowned on the Elkhart River in Noble County in August 1975.

Cold case: 2 men charged in 1975 death of Indiana teen who went missing after leaving work

Laurel Mitchell, 17, was found floating in a river by two fishermen in 1975. Almost a half-century later, two men were charged in her death.

2 Men Arrested in 1975 Slaying of Indiana Girl, 17

Two Indiana men have been charged with murder nearly a half-century after a 17-year-old girl failed to return home from her job at a church camp and was found dead in a river, state police announced Tuesday. Fred Bandy Jr., 67, of Goshen, and John Wayne Lehman, 67, of Auburn, were arrested Monday on one count each of murder in the killing of Laurel Jean Mitchell, said Capt. Kevin Smith. Bandy and Lehman were being held without bond at the Noble …

Two men arrested in 1975 cold case killing of 17-year-old Indiana girl

Two suspects were charged Tuesday in the 1975 slaying of a 17-year-old Indiana girl after science recently helped crack the case, authorities said.

Cold case arrests: 2 charged with murder in 1975 death of northeast Indiana teen

Mitchell, 17, was found floating in the Elkhart River by two fishermen in 1975. Almost a half-century later, two men were charged in her death.

Two men arrested in 1975 Indiana cold-case slaying

Laurel Jean Mitchell, 17, was found dead in the Elkhart River in Noble County in 1975. DNA evidence led police to arrest two men Tuesday in connection with her death.