A 17-year-old boy in Indiana by the name of Connor Kerner, was arrested and charged as an adult with two counts of murder in connection with the disappearance of two other Indiana teenagers. On Feb. 25, both Molly Lanham, 19, and Thomas Grill, 18, were reported missing by their families. One witness stated he was at Kerner’s house when he said he had “done something really bad” and said he killed Lanham and Grill. The unidentified witness said he was told by Kerner that Grill came by Kerners grandmothers house for a drug deal in the garage, allegedly Grill attempted to rob Kerner so he shot Grill and then “beat him with a pipe wrench until he died” in the garage. After killing Grill, he made Lanham come into the garage and shot her in the head.
The significance of this story is to always be careful of the people you associate with and let others know where you are for your own safety. Indiana State University readers should want to follow this story because these individuals involved are relatively our age and from our state too. It might impact ISU readers because individuals on campus may be from the Hanover location or Hanover High School grads.
Unanswered questions the reader might have is what was the location of this double homicide? This story is free from opinion and bias, there are a variety of sources such as the witness statements and Porter County Sheriff’s Office. They should’ve interviewed the friends and family of the individuals involved in the story.
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