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Mary Swift

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Aug 12, 2011

Victim Details

Mary Swift

Male

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

IN

2011-08-12

37

Mary

Swift

07/18/2026

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In the early morning hours of August 12, 2011, in Indianapolis, a dispute over the volume of a stereo escalated into a tragic and fatal encounter for Mary Swift, a 37-year-old woman. The argument was with Edward Lay, a man she had been dating for a short time. The verbal altercation took a violent turn when Lay produced a handgun and shot Swift multiple times.

The violence did not end with Swift's shooting. As two other individuals, Kelly Jinks, 33, and Ronald Kortz II, 40, attempted to i ...
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    I’ve been reading through the details of what happened to Mary Swift, and I can’t stop thinking ... ...Read More
    01/11/2024
    Has anyone else been thinking about the role of neighbors or those living close by during tragic inc... ...Read More
    04/02/2023
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    I just can't stop thinking about the courage of Ronald Kortz II. It's truly unfathomable ... ...Read More
    03/23/2023
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