Elkhart County Homicide Unit

08/24/2023

https://www.wndu.com/2023/08/23/elkhart-man-charged-with-murder-wife/

Matthew Thompson has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of Ciarra Thompson, who was found dead inside a home in the 1400 block of Cone Street last Saturday evening.

02/15/2022

The suspect believed to be responsible for the deaths of Haley Smith, 22, and Dustin Carr, 37, of Elkhart, on Saturday night, February 12, 2022, at an Elkhart business was arrested on Sunday, February 13, 2022, by the Elkhart County Homicide Unit. The bodies of Smith and Carr were discovered when an...

01/27/2022

An Elkhart woman was sentenced today to 55-years in prison for stabbing her husband,35-year-old Alejandro Vergara, to death at their home last May. 32-year-old Blanca Hernandez initially told police she and her husband, 35-year-old Alejandro Vergara, were arguing when he pulled a knife. But evidence...

09/10/2021

WARRANT ISSUED FOR ARNULFO ALANIS PEREZ, HUSBAND OF HOMICIDE VICTIM

On September 5, 2021 at around 3:30 p.m., the Elkhart Police Department was dispatched to 522 W. Blaine, Elkhart, IN to do a welfare check. Upon arrival, Cristina Pina (49) of Elkhart was found deceased. The Elkhart County Homicide Unit was contacted and immediately took over the scene.
On September 7, 2021, a forensic autopsy was performed at the Homer Stryker School of Medicine and it was determined Pina died as the result of gunshot wounds. Through investigation and interviews, probable cause was determined for the arrest warrant of Arnulfo Alanis Perez (45), also of Elkhart and the husband of Pina.
This is considered an on-going investigation. If you have any information regarding this event, or are aware of any individual who may, please call the Elkhart County Homicide Unit at 574-295-2825 or 574-296-1888.
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03/09/2021

Less than a month after Prosecuting Attorney Vicki Becker filed a formal charge of Murder against Darius K. Thomas, 26, of Middlebury, Indiana, and requested assistance of the United States Marshals Service, Thomas was apprehended without incident in Memphis, Tennessee. Thomas is being held in Tenne...

02/08/2021

The Elkhart County Homicide Unit is investigating a fatal shooting which occurred at approximately 4:30 p.m., on Friday, February 5, 2021, at the Marathon Gas Station at 1226 South Main Street in Elkhart. The victim of the shooting, Shamar Barnes, 19 years of age, is believed to have recently moved....

02/05/2021

There is no immediate threat to public safety, according to officials.

01/25/2021

Officials in Elkhart County say a death investigation has been ruled a murder su***de. They say 47-year-old Jeffery Marvin killed his two daughters and then himself. 18-year-old Lexis and 15-year-old Haley were found dead inside a home on Dec. 18 after police were called to do a welfare check. Polic...

01/19/2021

Alphonso L. James III, now 16, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced to 63 years in prison following his conviction for the 2018 murder of Jaren Minies of Elkhart, Indiana, when James was just 13 years of age. Judge Michael Christofeno identified the multiple attempts at rehabilitation in the juveni...

12/29/2020

In the early morning hours of October 9, 2011, an intruder broke into the home of the James and Linda Miller family in Goshen, Indiana, where he viciously attacked them, stabbing each multiple times, before pursing James outside and inflicting even more injuries. Mrs. Miller was able to call 911 to....

11/17/2020

On Thursday night Winston Corbett was found guilty for the murder of a Goshen College professor. He will be sentenced next month. Corbett was a 16-year-old high school student when he broke into James Millers' home in 2011 during a burglary. Corbett was also found guilty of attempted murder for figh...