NW Indiana Man Gets 150 Years in Killings of Woman, Teen Son
A northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for the slayings of a Gary woman and her 13-year-old son, who were fatally shot in their home...
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A northwest Indiana man has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for the slayings of a Gary woman and her 13-year-old son, who were fatally shot in their home...
"What you took away from my family can never be replaced," Rosetta Haywood told defendant Darren Taylor, who was convicted in August of murdering Haywood's 35-year-old sister and 13-year-old nephew.
During his closing arguments, Lake County Deputy Prosecutor Patrick Grindlay urged jurors to use their common sense, stick to the facts, follow the evidence and believe their eyes.
The witness, who hunched over and looked down for much of his time on the witness stand, said he was shocked when Darren "Duke" Taylor shot 35-year-old Temia Haywood inside
Darren "Duke" Taylor, 41, of Hammond, is accused of fatally shooting Temia Haywood, 35, and her 13-year-old son, Lavell Edmond, on March 23, 2019, at Haywood's home in Gary.