Rodney Hays

In the small town of Mitchell, Indiana, the community was unsettled by the death of 73-year-old Rodney E. Hays. What initially might have seemed like a quiet passing took a dark turn as law enforcement began to investigate the circumstances surrounding his demise. On a Tuesday evening, officers from the Lawrence County Sheriff's Department were dispatched to Hays's residence to conduct a welfare check.

Upon their arrival, deputies encountered a man, later identified as 53-year-old Shawn E ...

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