Man charged in string of murders from 2002 in Gary, Indiana
A man has been charged in connection with a string of homicides that took place in Gary, Indiana, in 2002.
The Gary Police Department confirmed Edward Russell Jr. was charged with the murder of four people in February 2002.
Police said Russell was charged with the murder of Mary Ann Wrencher in the 800 block of Kentucky Street on February 9.
He was also charged with the murders of Lenard Johnson, Barbara Hall, and Curtis Hall, which were reported between February 8 and February 12 in the 800 block of Virginia Street.
Police did not release the circumstances surrounding the series of homicides.
However, in February 2002, CBS News Chicago reported that Gary police were investigating four murders in Gary to see if they were related. A mother, adult son, and tenant had been found stabbed to death in their home on Tuesday, Feb. 9, and another woman had been found stabbed to death on Saturday, Feb. 12.
Russell is being held at the Lake County Jail.
Gary police said the case was reopened.