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Katelynn Bennett

Case from Austin, IN dated Jan 21, 2011

Victim Details

Katelynn Bennett

Female

White / Caucasian

Austin

IN

2011-01-21

9

Katelynn

Bennett

07/06/2026

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In a tragic event that unfolded in the small town of Austin, Indiana, nine-year-old Katelynn Bennett, a female, was found deceased on Friday, January 21, 2011. The grim discovery was made inside her family's home on New York Street after a concerned family member requested a welfare check. Responding officers entered the residence to find parts of the home had been burned and discovered the lifeless bodies of Katelynn, her 14-year-old sister Jasmine, 4-year-old brother Ryan, and their 30-year-ol ...
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  • Austin still reeling after family found shot to death - WAVE 3
  • Police: Mother killed 3 children, self - The Herald-Times
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