GUILTY IN - Five people shot to death at 2 Franklin County homes, 25 Sept 2011

[mysteriew]

Funerals scheduled this week for five found dead in Franklin County
http://www.fox59.com/news/wxin-fune...d-in-franklin-county-20111002,0,7617285.story

 

[mysteriew]

Woman Charged For Role In Osgood Robbery
http://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news.php?nID=2396

David Ison was arrested first for this robbery. Amanda A. Napier has now been arrested for it too.

Still no arrests for the murders of the Napier family. In this article family is saying she is not related to the Naiper family. But in an above article there was mention that she was a sister-in-law.



http://wcsi.whiterivernews.com/templates/localnews_temp.asp?id=3961&storyno=2

 

[mysteriew]

Funerals Held For 4 Slain In Franklin County

Having four caskets at one funeral presented another challenge.
http://www.theindychannel.com/news/29383682/detail.html

 

[mysteriew]

Only immediate survivor of slain Ind. family plans funerals

Joshua Napier was the only member of his immediate family who wasn't at the Laurel, Ind., mobile home on Sept. 25 when his mother, father, sister, brother were shot to death. A neighbor was also found dead at a residence across the street.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-10-03/indiana-shootings-funeral/50642468/1

 

[marycarney]

Ison has finally been officially charged with murder times five........

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/crime/murder-charges-filed-in-laurel-killings

 

[Nore]

Ison has finally been officially charged with murder times five........

http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/crime/murder-charges-filed-in-laurel-killings

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May he rot in He!!...

 

[joe jones]

http://www.wlwt.com/r/29442265/detail.html

drug deal gone bad

 

[mysteriew]

The man who allegedly pulled the trigger in the massacre of the Laurel Five pleaded guilty yesterday in a Franklin County courtroom.

snip....
Investigators allege Ison’s motive was because Roy Napier had raised the price of prescription pills he was selling Ison by $2.
http://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news.php?nID=3013

 

[OkieGranny]

From April 2014:

http://eaglecountryonline.com/local-article/laurel-five-killer-girlfriend-sentenced-20-years/

A prison sentence of 20 years has been ordered for the woman who set up the drug deal that led to Franklin County’s infamous “Laurel Five” murders...

Napier, 37, had earlier reached a plea agreement with Franklin County prosecutors to plead guilty to two Class B felony charges of Conspiracy to Commit Armed Robbery and Conspiracy to Commit Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance...

David Ison was sentenced in 2012 to five sentences of life in prison without the possibility of parole.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

Indiana killer who pleaded guilty to 5 murders wants a new trial

http://www.wlwt.com/article/indiana-killer-who-pleaded-guilty-to-5-murders-wants-a-new-trial/9137478

A man who admitted he murdered five people is one step closer to getting a new trial after an Indiana appellate court decision.

“I started crying, shaking all over,” said Teresa Kennedy, who is the sister of one of the victims. “It’s hard, Lord have mercy.”

An Indiana appellate court ruled Ison met the deadline required to make the filing, and now a judge must consider the issues raised by the convicted killer.

Ison contends he was never read certain rights that are required before pleading guilty. He also wants other issues considered, including mental competency and his claim that he didn’t get adequate representation from his attorney.

The reality of a new trial is not downplayed by Franklin County Prosecutor Mel Wielhelm.

However, if Ison gets a new trial, it could backfire on him. Right now, he's serving a life sentence.

“If the law permits me to seek the death penalty, it certainly won’t be out of the equation,” Wielhelm said.

 

[JusticeWillBeServed]

January 2018:

Court of Appeals denies post-conviction relief for murderer

On Dec. 28, 2017, Indiana Court of Appeals Judge Mark Bailey wrote a memorandum decision, affirmed by Judges James Kirsch and Rudolph Pyle III. Their conclusion: "Ison has not demonstrated his entitlement to post-conviction relief on grounds of involuntariness of his pleas or the ineffective assistance of counsel. The post-conviction court did not erroneously deny Ison post-conviction relief."

https://www.in.gov/judiciary/opinions/pdf/12281701lmb.pdf