Laurel Jean Mitchell was found drowned in the Elkhart River the morning after she failed to return home from her job at a church camp
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Fred Bandy Jr., 67, of Goshen and John Wayne Lehman, 67, of Auburn were arrested Monday on one count each of murder in Laurel Jean Mitchell’s August 1975 death, Indiana State Police said Tuesday.From our newsroom to your inbox at noon, the latest headlines, stories, opinion and photos from the Toronto Sun.By clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Under current Indiana law, a murder conviction carries a sentencing range of 45 to 65 years in prison, with the advisory sentence being 55 years. But because Mitchell’s death occurred in 1975, Kramer said that if they’re convicted of first-degree murder both men could be sentenced to life in prison, which was the maximum potential prison sentence in 1975.The judge also told Bandy and Lehman, who remain jailed without bond, that public defenders would be appointed to represent them.
Mitchell was found drowned in the Elkhart River on Aug. 7, 1975, the morning after she failed to return home from her job at a church camp in her hometown of North Webster, about 140 miles northeast of Indianapolis. A probable cause affidavit filed Tuesday states that witnesses tied the men to Mitchell’s killing and DNA evidence linked Bandy to the crime.
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