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In the winter of 1836, a young boy named John Wesley Heller met a tragic and brutal end in Liberty, Indiana. A white male, John was horrifically killed on February 27th of that year. The person responsible for his death was his own father, Isaac Heller, a man with a deeply troubled past. Isaac's violent actions on that fateful day were not an isolated incident but the culmination of a life marked by delusion and violence.

Years before settling in Indiana, Isaac Heller, then known as Isaac ...Read More
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Victim Details

John Wesley Heller

Male

Liberty

IN

1836-02-27

John

Wesley Heller

01/16/2026