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A small child is found dead via arson
On a tragic day in Petersburg, Indiana, the lives of 5-year-old Cara Abell and 23-year-old Angela Houston were cut short. On September 11, 1994, the two were found deceased in a burned-out apartment located above the Silver Dollar Saloon at 601 East Main Street. The young girl was a Caucasian female.

The fire that engulfed the residence was determined by investigators to be an act of arson, turning a heartbreaking accident into a homicide investigation. The Indiana State Police have since ...Read More
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Victim Details

Cara Abell

August 6, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Petersburg

IN

1994-09-11

1994-09-11

5

Cara

Abell

01/11/2026

1


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