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Shane McFarland

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Jan 09, 2020

Victim Details

Shane McFarland

Male

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

IN

2020-01-09

26

Shane

McFarland

07/16/2026

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In the cold of a January evening in Indianapolis, a grim discovery was made that left a family shattered and a community searching for answers. On January 9, 2020, police were called to the 6600 block of East 45th Street on the city's northeast side. Inside a vehicle, they found the bodies of 26-year-old Shane McFarland and 65-year-old Diane McFarland. Both had been shot, their lives taken in an act of violence that remains a mystery. Shane McFarland was a White male.

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  • WRTV Indianapolis: Two people found dead inside vehicle on Indy's northeast side
  • FOX59: 2 people dead after shooting on northeast side of Indianapolis
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    I’ve been thinking a lot about the silence surrounding the McFarland case. The neighbors mention n... ...Read More
    08/09/2024
    Has anyone else been following the Shane and Diane McFarland case? I find myself thinking about it a... ...Read More
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    Has anyone else been following the McFarland case? It's incredibly concerning that there haven't bee... ...Read More
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