Accused Franklin Double Killer Makes First Court Appearance
Michael Jerome James was indicted by a grand jury after investigators said scientific evidence linked him to the 2006 killings.
- On Friday, October 2, authorities arrested 35-year-old Michael Jerome James, charging him with the 2006 murders of Chynna Dickus and her 10-year-old stepson, Blake Dickus, in Franklin, Indiana.
- Sean Dickus discovered the bodies of his wife and son on July 24, 2006, leaving the community searching for answers for two decades as the case remained unsolved.
- Although only 14 at the time of the killings, James faces murder charges as an adult, with officials crediting advances in forensic science and investigative leads for the indictment.
- Johnson County Prosecutor Lance D. Hamner stated the cold case motivated his return to office, while a reward for information had recently increased to $100,000 before the arrest.
- James is scheduled to appear before a County Circuit judge on Friday, October 9, though officials have not publicly disclosed specific evidence or potential motives behind the double homicide.
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Accused Franklin Double Murderer Appears in Court
FRANKLIN, Ind. — Michael Jerome James appeared in court for the first time on Thursday after being indicted in the 2006 murders of Blake and Chynna Dickus. James was seated by himself, telling Johnson County Circuit Judge Andrew Roesener that he intends to hire an attorney, but would need multiple months to raise money. Judge […]
Shelbyville man pleads not guilty in 2006 cold case double murder
FRANKLIN, Ind. — A 35-year-old Shelbyville man pleaded not guilty Thursday morning in Johnson Circuit Court to murder charges in the 2006 stabbing deaths of a 10-year-old boy and his stepmother. A Johnson County grand jury indicted Michael Jerome James on four counts of murder for the killings of Blake Dickus, 10, and Chynna Dickus, 26. […]
Accused Franklin double killer makes first court appearance
FRANKLIN, Ind. -- Michael Jerome James was led into a packed courtroom, standing room only, on the second floor of the Johnson County Courthouse to hear he was charged with four counts of murder for the 2006 slayings of Chynna Dickus and her stepson Blake in a house on Aberdeen Drive in Franklin in 2006. [...]
The Oregonian
Families waited 20 years for answers. Now an arrest has been made in Indiana
An Indiana murder case that remained unsolved for two decades has taken a major turn after authorities arrested a man accused of killing a woman and her young stepson in 2006, Fox59 reported. Police say 35-year-old Michael Jerome James was taken into custody and now faces murder charges connected to the deaths of Chynna Dickus, 26, and 10-year-old Blake Dickus in Franklin, Indiana.
Man Arrested 20 Years After He Allegedly Killed a Woman and Her Stepson When He Was 14
A man has been arrested 20 years after he allegedly killed a mother and her stepson when he was just 14 years old. On July 24, 2006, Chynna Dickus was fatally stabbed and her 10-year-old stepson, Blake Dickus, was stabbed, beaten and suffocated to death inside their home in Franklin, Indiana. Following their murders, authorities […]
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