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James Harold Higgason, III v. State of Indiana

── James Harold Higgason, III v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02000 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: May 19, 2023 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Lake Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Foley and Judge Najam concur 2 On January 18, 1998, Hammond police received a 911 call reporting three deceased individuals in a house at 4604 Torrence Avenue. When police arrived at the house, they found the bodies of Elva Tamez, Jerod Hodge, and sixteenyear-old T.R. All three victims had been severely beaten and suffered lacerations, skull fractures, and brain hemorrhages.
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