• The Laurel 5
Shootout suspect's girlfriend charged

A woman sent a text message to set up a drug deal that resulted in five people being fatally shot in southeastern Indiana, prosecutors say.

Ison's mom indicted on gun charges

The mother of the man convicted of killing five people in Laurel last September has been indicted on charges that she supplied him a weapon, 24-Hour News 8’s

Laurel 5 killer David Ison gets life without parole sentence

David Ison will spend the rest of his life in prison after pleading guilty to killing five people in the rural Franklin County community of Laurel.

Laurel 5 murder suspect changes plea

The man charged in the September deaths of five Laurel residents has changed his plea, court officials in Franklin County say.

Laurel 5 suspect won't face death

The man accused in the shooting deaths of five people in Laurel, Ind. will not face the death penalty.

Laurel 5 trial may be moved from Franklin County

The attorney for the accused killer of five people in Franklin County has filed a request to have the trial of David Ison moved to another County. The judge in

Mom wants killer to pay with death penalty

Franklin County prosecutors have said they could seek the death penalty in the case of five people shot to death last month in Laurel. They plan to consult

Laurel 5: Death penalty 'under consideration'

An assistant prosecutor in Franklin County tells 24-Hour News 8 the death penalty is 'under consideration' in the case against David Ison.

Document: Laurel slayings were drug deal gone bad

Court documents obtained by 24-Hour News 8 outline a botched drug deal may be behind the mass slaughter of the Napier family near Laurel.

Slain family laid to rest in Franklin County

Carris Richardson arrived four hours early to the grave site. He stood at the ledge of mammoth hole and stared; the hole where his family will soon be

Family of possible murder suspect devastated

David Ison and his girlfriend, Amanda Napier, are both in jail facing charges in connection with an attempted armed robbery in May. But police have said Ison

Woman arrested in Osgood robbery; police say she helped man connected to Laurel…

Police have arrested a second person in connection with an attempted drug store robbery. The same crime earlier led investigators to a possible suspect in the

Laurel 5 suspect held on $5 mil. bond

The man who police believe was involved in the shooting deaths of five people near Laurel is being held in the Ripley County Jail on $5 million bond stemming

Mental health expert says young survivor faces fight after trauma of murder…

A possible witness to the killing of five people last weekend in Laurel is a 4-year-old girl found wandering on a nearby road was described by the couple who

Killings raise possibility of death penatly case - and expenses that come with…

Death row. That’s the punishment Roy Napier's mother wants for the person who took her son's life and four others. But death penalty cases are much more

Mom of son among Laurel 5 is 'numb'

Three days after her son and neighbors were found slain in a rural Franklin County home, Shirley Cummins is still dealing with the residual emotions.

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  • Mug Shots

Photos: December mug shots

These people were arrested around the state in December.