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On a rural road in Orange County, Indiana, the life of 31-year-old John E. Thacker was brought to a violent and premeditated end on November 2, 1984. Thacker, a male, was ambushed as he drove near his home. A pine log, deliberately placed in the roadway, forced him to stop his vehicle. When he got out to move the obstruction, he was fatally struck by shotgun slugs from a 12-gauge. The ensuing investigation would unravel a complex plot orchestrated by his own wife, 26-year-old Lois A. Thacker. ...Read More
Victim Details

John E. Thacker

Male

Orange

IN

1984-11-02

31

John

Thacker

01/04/2026