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Ernestine Griffin, a 73-year-old African American woman, was tragically murdered on July 14, 1987, in her Indianapolis home. The cause of her death was a combination of a knife wound to her chest and a blunt force injury to her head. Griffin's body was discovered by her neighbor, Dr. Seaman, who found her lying on the floor with a butcher knife in her chest. A note with the name and phone number of Howard Allen was found in the kitchen, which led to his arrest later that day.

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Victim Details

Ernestine Griffin

Female

Black / African American

Indianapolis

IN

1987-07-14

73

Ernestine

Griffin

11/05/2025