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October 19, 2009

 

Crime and the Ultimate Punishment

When Allen County man Richard Kiefer was put to death in 1961, his was the last life terminated by the state for 20 years.

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November 8, 2004

 

Fall Creek Massacre

The prevailing attitude on the frontier was that killing Indians was not a crime, but this massacre sparked a fierce moral debate.

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