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Erika Painter

Case from Richmond, IN dated May 20, 2024

Victim Details

Erika Painter

Female

White / Caucasian

Richmond

IN

2024-05-20

30

Erika

Painter

Primary Suspect Deceased

07/24/2026

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On May 20, 2024, Erika Painter, a 30-year-old Caucasian woman, was found deceased in a rural area of Wayne County, Indiana. Deputies from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office discovered her body while conducting a welfare check in the first block of Farlow Road, located about five miles south of downtown Richmond. Painter, a resident of Centerville, Indiana, had sustained a fatal gunshot wound.

At the scene, authorities also found 38-year-old Dustin Creech of Richmond with a gunshot wound. A ...
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  • Country Herald: Gunshots Heard as Wayne County Deputies Discover Murder-Suicide
  • Obituary | Erika Catherine Painter of Centerville, Indiana
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