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Man executed for the 2000 killing of a police officer in Indiana's second execution in 15 years
Benjamin Ritchie, 45, had been on Indiana’s death row for over two decades after he was convicted in the 2000 fatal shooting ...
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A look at the status of US executions in 2025
FILE - A guard stands in a tower at Indiana State Prison on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, in Michigan City, Ind. (AP Photo/Erin ...
Young officer, a father of 2, was chasing car theft suspect. Then he was shot 4 times
The Beech Grove Police Department had never seen an officer killed by gunfire before the year 2000, when a chase turned ...
Indiana executes Benjamin Ritchie, inmate with “severe brain damage,” and denies media access
Ritchie, 45, was the second person put to death in Indiana since 2009, following a 15-year hiatus due to the state’s ...
Indiana executes man convicted of fatal cop shooting in 2000
The State of Indiana executed a 45-year-old man on Tuesday for the 2000 murder of a police officer, making him the 17th ...
'Society has kept its promise' | Beech Grove police issue statement before man who killed Ofc. Bill Toney is executed
Ofc. Bill Toney was shot and killed on Sept. 29, 2000, while chasing down suspects who had run from a stolen van. Benjamin ...
Carmel Fire Department investigates large building fire
Benjamin Ritchie, a man convicted of killing Beech Grove police officer William Toney in September 2000, is slated to be ...
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State executes death row inmate for fatal police officer shooting
Nearly 25 years after a police officer was shot and killed during a chase, the state of Indiana carried out the execution of the man convicted of the crime early Tuesday at Indiana State Prison.
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Governor Braun Approves of Execution for Beech Grove Cop Killer
The State of Indiana will likely execute Benjamin Ritchie next week for the killing 25 years ago of Beech Grove police ...