In a quiet mobile home community in Peru, Indiana, a horrific scene unfolded in May 2021, forever altering the lives of several families. Thirty-seven-year-old Jesse Hall, a male, was found deceased in his home, the victim of a brutal triple homicide that also claimed the lives of his fiancée, 26-year-old Jessica Sizemore, and her 4-year-old daughter, Rae'Lynn Sizemore. The discovery was made on May 21, 2021, but investigators believe the three were shot to death five days earlier, on May 16.
Adding to the tragedy, a 2-year-old boy was found alive and physically unharmed inside the home, having been there with the bodies of his family for days.
The investigation quickly zeroed in on a suspect, 25-year-old Mitchell Page, the father of another of Jessica Sizemore's children. He was apprehended just two days after the bodies were discovered at a relative's home in Lafayette, Indiana. Page was subsequently charged with three counts of murder. The motive for the killings was not immediately made public, but the prior relationship between Page and Sizemore was a central focus of the investigation. Family members of the victims expressed their shock and disbelief, stating that Page was the last person they would have suspected of committing such a heinous act.
Following a six-day trial in January 2024, a Miami County jury found Mitchell Page guilty on all three counts of murder. The evidence presented during the trial painted a grim picture of the events that led to the deaths of Hall, Sizemore, and her young daughter. In February 2024, Page was sentenced to 195 years in prison, receiving the maximum 65-year sentence for each murder, to be served consecutively. While the conviction and sentencing brought a sense of legal closure, the emotional wounds for the families and the community of Peru remain profound.
