Rhonda L. Hammersley

On the night of October 30, 1990, 25-year-old Rhonda L. Hammersley, a White female, was ending her shift at the Petro Mart gas station in Cedar Lake, Indiana. After locking up, she stood outside talking to her co-worker, Carrie Jillson, who was seated in her car, as they awaited the arrival of Hammersley's husband. The area was well-lit, a detail that would become crucial in the events that followed. Moments later, a man emerged from behind Jillson's car, raised a shotgun to Hammersley's head, a ...