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Probation Officer Donald R. "Charley" Knepple, aged 48, tragically lost his life on April 28, 1997, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Knepple, a dedicated probation officer for the Allen County Adult Probation Department, was ambushed and fatally shot by a former juvenile corrections officer at a counseling center on South Calhoun Street. The assailant, who had been convicted of attempted child molestation, had arranged a meeting with his counselor and Knepple with the intent of murdering them both. Durin ...Read More
Victim Details

Probation Donald R. Charley

Male

White / Caucasian

Fort-wayne

IN

1997-04-28

48

Donald

Knepple

12/02/2025