• Photo
2012-12-8_Badger_Homicide_Scene_1_20121208173638_JPG

Police investigate after Lowell Badger was found shot to death in his Merom, Ind., home. (Provided photo / Indiana State Police)

  • More Crime News
Photos: December mug shots
Photos: December mug shots

These people were arrested around the state in December.

Two arrested in Westfield shooting
Two arrested in Westfield shooting

Westfield Police have made two arrests after a shooting at an …

Police: Woman stole $198K from employer
Police: Woman stole $198K from employer

After a three month investigation, an Indianapolis woman has …

Man sold police informant pain patch
Man sold police informant pain patch

A Columbus man is in jail after he sold a morphine patch to a …

E. Ind. man gets 37 years in prison in son's death
Man gets 37 years in son's death

An eastern Indiana man has been sentenced to 37 years in prison…

185 marijuana plants found at home
185 marijuana plants found at home

A marijuana grow operation consisting of 111 marijuana plants, …

Advertisement

Reward offered for tips on farmer death

Updated: Monday, 10 Dec 2012, 6:59 PM EST
Published : Monday, 10 Dec 2012, 6:58 PM EST

MEROM, Ind. (AP) - Rewards totaling $3,000 are being offered for information leading to an arrest or conviction in the slaying of an 85-year-old retired farmer in rural western Indiana.

Indiana State Police said Monday that Wabash Valley Crime Stoppers is offering a reward of up to $1,000 for tips leading to an arrest in the slaying of Lowell Badger of rural Merom . The Indiana Farm Bureau is offering a reward of up to $2,000 for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the slaying.

Police say Badger's son found him shot to death Saturday morning in the man's home about 30 miles south of Terre Haute. Electronics and items were missing from the home.

The organizations offering the rewards can be reached online at www.farmbureau.org and www.wvcrimestoppers.org .

blog comments powered by Disqus
Advertisement
Advertisement

Advertisement

More on WISHTV.com