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Amerian Williams-Cole

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Sep 16, 2010

Victim Details

Amerian Williams-Cole

March 28, 2022

Male

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

IN

2010-09-16

2010-09-16

2

Amerian

Williams-Cole

07/24/2026


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In the late summer of 2010, a devastating fire in Indianapolis claimed the lives of a young mother and her toddler son, leaving a community in mourning and a case that remains a painful, unanswered question. On September 15, 20-year-old Jessica Lynn Cole and her 2-year-old son, Amerian Christopher Williams-Cole, perished in what investigators would determine to be an act of arson.

The fire, which engulfed their residence, was deliberately set, turning a home into a scene of tragedy. The i ...
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  • Jessica & Amerian Cole Obituary September 16, 2010
  • Indianapolis arson deaths ruled unrelated - UPI.com
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