More than 47 years after a teenage girl went missing and was later found dead in northern Indiana, authorities say they have arrested and charged two men in connection with the crime — thanks in part to a recent DNA match.
More than 47 years after a teenage girl went missing and was later found dead in northern Indiana, authorities say they have arrested and charged two men in connection with the crime thanks in part to a recent DNA match. In an announcement Tuesday morning, Indiana State Police confirmed the new developments after a homicide investigation spanning the better part of five decades.
Mitchell's parents reported her missing to police, but the teenager's body was found the following morning in the water roughly 17 miles away from her home. Although Mitchell's cause of death was ruled as drowning, police say the autopsy report suggested that she"had fought for her life," so police initiated a murder investigation.
Investigators finally arrested two suspects this week who are now charged in Mitchell's death, police said. The suspects, identified as Fred Bandy, Jr., 67, and John Wayne Lehman, 67, respectively of Goshen and Auburn, Indiana, were arrested at their homes on Monday without incident, the law enforcement agency said. Both men face one count of murder and are currently being held without bond at the Noble County Jail.
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