David Lee Lamm

On July 18, 2014, authorities discovered the body of 54-year-old David Lee Lamm at his residence in Solsberry, Indiana. Lamm, a male, had been fatally shot in the driveway of his rural home in Greene County. Inside the house, police found his wife, Fitri Amanda Lamm, who had been bound with rope and duct tape. She survived the attack but had been sexually assaulted by the intruder after her husband was killed. The incident prompted an immediate investigation by the Indiana State Police and the Greene County Sheriff’s Department, leading to a search for suspects believed to have fled the area.

Law enforcement officers quickly identified two persons of interest in connection with the homicide and sexual assault. On the evening of July 20, 2014, police located and arrested 41-year-old Kevin Vern Caldwell. Hours later, in the early morning of July 21, officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department apprehended 35-year-old Jason Lee Caldwell at a motel in Indianapolis. Both men were initially taken into custody on unrelated warrants from Greene County while detectives continued to build their case regarding the murder and rape.

Jason Lee Caldwell was subsequently charged with murder, rape, criminal confinement, and burglary. Investigators determined that he had waited at the Lamm residence for David to return home, shooting him upon his arrival before entering the house to attack Fitri. In November 2014, Jason Lee Caldwell pleaded guilty to the charges of murder and rape. His plea agreement came just months after the brutal crimes, and he was scheduled for sentencing in December 2014, facing a significant prison term for his role in the violence that claimed David Lamm's life and traumatized his widow.