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Martha Cronkhite

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Jul 13, 2015

Victim Details

Martha Cronkhite

Male

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

IN

2015-07-13

34

Martha

Cronkhite

08/02/2026

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On July 13, 2015, the life of 34-year-old White / Caucasian female Martha I. Cronkhite came to a tragic and violent end in Indianapolis, Indiana. A beloved mother of two children, Braxton and Hailey, and a daughter to Mark and Vickie Cronkhite, her future was stolen in a brutal act of violence that shook her family and community. Investigators discovered her body in a horrific state; she had been severely beaten, shot, and subsequently stuffed inside a bathtub, marking a grim conclusion to a sea ...
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    Has anyone else been haunted by the way that poor Martha was found? It's been on my mind ever since ... ...Read More
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