CrimePAY$  $10,000 Murder Reward

WHO DID THIS?

4-26-13 Update: Ralph Perez Martinez was watching television with his ex-wife when a news report mentioned a $10,000 reward for information about a Indiana businesswoman found shot to death at the Majestic Star Casino.

“Is that all I’m worth?” he said, according to authorities. The next day, the ex-wife called police and turned him in for the murder of Mary C. Austgen, 76, in March. Martinez, 57, was charged with murder, robbery and criminal confinement.

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GRIFFITH, IN | The son of a homicide victim made an emotional plea recently for the public to provide more information about the kidnapping and slaying of his mother.

“Someone out there knows who did this,” Jeff Austgen said in a news conference at the Griffith Police Department.

A reward for information into the homicide of Mary Austgen, 76, of St. John, was increased to $10,000. Read the rest of this entry »

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Dustin McGowan

GUILTY OR INNOCENT?

VALPARAISO, Ind. — Police in northwest Indiana want nothing to do with a reward that is being offered in a murder case. Read the rest of this entry »

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Kelly Armstrong

FIND MY BODY

8-10-12 Update:  The family of homicide victim Kelly Armstrong said media attention prompted Indiana prosecutors to upgrade charges against boyfriend Travis Funke from manslaughter to murder.

“We honestly think that the DA would not have done this if it was not for the national attention brought by The Huffington Post and local efforts by CrimePAY$. We just don’t think he would have done it,” said Armstrong’s cousin, Charity Grable.

Prosecutor Mark McCann filed the murder charge against 34-year-old Funke on Friday afternoon.

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The family of a murdered Kokomo woman is offering a cash reward to anyone who can provide information leading to the discovery of her body.

A year and a half after the murder of Kelly Armstrong, her body has not been found. Read the rest of this entry »

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THE RAY BANDIT

The FBI has released photos of a serial bank robber who has successfully robbed 13 banks across the country in hopes that the photos will lead to a tip from the public about his identity and whereabouts. Read the rest of this entry »

CrimePAY$  $13,000 Reward  TipLine 1-888-755-TIPS (8477)

Lowell R. Badger

RETIRED 85 YEAR OLD FARMER MURDERED

A third reward fund has been set up to assist law enforcement investigators with soliciting information from the public about the recent murder of 85-year-old Lowell R. Badger.

Badger lived on a rural Merom farm in Sullivan County (IN). Read the rest of this entry »

Kristyana Jackson, Age 7

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A 7-year-old girl died after she and her father were shot during an apparent home invasion in Elkhart Friday, August 17, 2012.

Around 10:45 Friday night, police were called to the family’s home in the 700 block of Kilbourn Street on the city’s west side.

According to a family member, 7-year-old Kristyana Jackson and her mother had just come home from Elkhart Memorial’s football game, when two or three men wearing handkerchiefs approached them. Read the rest of this entry »

Dr. Promila Mehta-Paul

CrimePAY$     $10,000 Rewards    1-888-755-TIPS (8477)

MUNSTER, Ind. — The ex-husband of an eye doctor missing for over a year from Munster, Ind., is glad about rewards for information being offered by her family.

Dr. Promila Mehta-Paul’s ex-husband, pediatrician Dr. Sheshi Daman Paul, says the outlook for finding his ex-wife is far from promising.

“Things don’t look good from all that we hear,” he said.

Mehta-Paul’s ex-husband said that his ex-wife’s disappearance was devastating. Read the rest of this entry »

On May 22, 2011 family members discovered the body of 53-year-old Domingo Flores Jr. inside his residence at 901 E. Dayton St., South Bend, IN.
An autopsy determined he had been shot to death. Police believe the suspect(s) took Flores’ blue Dodge Ram truck with an extended cab, Indiana license plate TK1855.
Family members told police they had lost contact with Flores a couple of weeks prior to discovering his body. Read the rest of this entry »

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. –

The parents of missing Indiana University student Lauren Spierer are now offering a $250,000 reward for information leading to the return of their daughter.

Robert and Charlene Spierer issued a statement through the News on Lauren S blog Friday afternoon confirming the reward for finding Lauren has increased to $250,000, thanks to a donation.

“Anyone with information, that leads us to our daughter, will be eligible to receive the reward,” the Spierers stated. “All information submitted that has a direct impact relative to finding Lauren will be evaluated. Information that is deemed credible and helps result in the resolution of this case will be awarded to the appropriate individuals from the total reward amount of $250,000.00.

We remain dedicated to finding our daughter.”

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Family members and friends of Stuart Statler struggle to move on eight years after his unsolved slaying.
Statler,70, was murdered in Elkhart, Indiana on Friday, June 13, 2003. He owned over 100 rental properties and was thought to be showing an apartment at 916 Madison Avenue to potential renters. A tennant of the building found him in the vacant apartment around 8:15 p.m. He had a gunshot wound to the head.
“Passing the holidays is tough,” said Sheri Cochran, Statler’s daughter. “It’s hard, knowing people who killed my father are still out there.” Read the rest of this entry »