Episode 13: The Stipps Hill Massacre

Laurel, IN, an extremely small town between Cincinnati and Indianapolis is barely a blip when you look on a map....that is until 2011 when Laurel became the site of a brutal massacre. 5 people were found murdered in or around a particular trailer after a small child was found wandering down a road. Calling in enforcements from other towns, Laurel, a very close knit town was in a complete frenzy. This type of crime is not at all typical for this area. Who did this? People wondered was it an outsider passing through? Or could it be one of their own neighbors? Tune in this episode to learn about how the Napier family and their close friend became victims of a senseless crime. 

 

Sources:

 

"Authorities: 5 Killed In Drug Deal Dispute" by Travis Gettys WLWT October 11, 2011 (https://www.wlwt.com/article/authorities-5-killed-in-drug-deal-dispute/3517382)

https://www.toddfuneralhome.com/obituary/Roy-Napier

https://www.toddfuneralhome.com/obituary/Angela-Napier

https://www.toddfuneralhome.com/obituary/Henry-Smith

https://www.toddfuneralhome.com/obituary/Jacob-Napier

https://www.toddfuneralhome.com/obituary/Melissa-Napier

"Woman Connected To Laurel Five Slayings Arrested" by Mike Perleberg Eagle Country October 10, 2013 (https://www.eaglecountryonline.com/news/local-news/woman-connected-to-laurel-five-slayings-arrested/)

"Murder Comes to Town" Hulu series Season 2, Episode 4

"Five victims in rural Indiana slayings identified" by Maggie Schneider and Jake Carpenter, CNN wirestaff September 27, 2011 (https://www.cnn.com/2011/09/27/justice/indiana-five-dead/index.html)

"Man in Custody as Person of Interest in Indiana Mass Murders" Fox 19 Now website September 28, 2011 (https://www.fox19.com/story/15567923/person-of-interest-in-franklin-co-murders-arrested/)

"Franklin County quintuple killer wins an appeal" by Pam Tharp in Pal Item News, March 19, 2017 (https://www.pal-item.com/story/news/crime/2017/03/19/franklin-county-killer-wins-appeal/99299472/)

"Indiana man convicted of killing 5 people in Franklin County wins appeal"  by Associated Press, Fox 59, March 21, 2017 (https://fox59.com/news/indiana-man-convicted-of-killing-5-people-in-franklin-county-wins-appeal/)

"Drug Deal Gone Bad May Have Been Behind Multiple Slayings" by Pam Tharp October 10, 2011 in the Star Press

"Police: Killings Over Drugs" by Pam Tharp October 10, 2011 in the Palladium-Item

"Police ID Victims; Killer at Large" by Charles Wilson September 28, 2011 in The Herald

"Family Suspects Drugs in 5 Deaths" by Tom Lobianco September 27, 2011 in the Journal & Courier

"Suspect in 5 Killings Enters Plea of Guilty" February 16, 2012 in The Tribune

"Prosecutor Requests No Parole"  by Pam Tharp February 4, 2012 in the Palladium-Item

"Man Gets Life for Killing 5 " March 15, 2012 in the Tribune