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Jessica R Downey

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Nov 24, 2016

Victim Details

Jessica R Downey

March 28, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

IN

2016-11-24

2016-11-24

21

Jessica R

Downey

07/31/2026


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On a tragic evening in Indianapolis, the lives of a young couple, Jessica Rae Downey, 21, and her boyfriend, Evans Johnson, 20, were cut short in what police have described as a related double homicide. The events unfolded on November 23, 2016, leaving a small child without parents and a community searching for answers. The couple had recently moved from Vincennes to Indianapolis to build a new life together.

That afternoon, police were first called to the 2300 block of Adams Street for w ...
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