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Chanda Hatt

Case from Evansville, IN dated Oct 13, 2017

Victim Details

Chanda Hatt

Female

White / Caucasian

Evansville

IN

2017-10-13

37

Chanda

Hatt

07/31/2026

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On the evening of Friday, October 13, 2017, Chanda Lee Hatt, a 37-year-old female, was fatally shot in front of her family at her home in Evansville, Indiana. Hatt, her husband Daniel, and their two children, Zoey and Zane, were returning from a religious retreat in Tennessee. As Chanda was getting out of the family's van, a man who had been house-sitting for them, 51-year-old Richard Brian Worley, opened fire with an AR-15 rifle. He had been lying in wait for the family's return, hiding behind ...
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  • Records: Suspect in Evansville murder stabbed victim's mother in 2008
  • Evansville Courier & Press: Police: Man opens fire on Evansville family, kills mother; arrest made
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    I was reading about Chanda Hatt’s case, and I can't shake off the impact this must have had on her... ...Read More
    11/05/2024
    I've been following Chanda Hatt's case, and one thing that keeps baffling me is the trust factor. It... ...Read More
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    I can't stop thinking about how this senseless tragedy unfolded right in front of Chanda's home. It'... ...Read More
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