Cyrita Desiree Costello v. State of Indiana

── Cyrita Desiree Costello v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-01592 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: March 16, 2022 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Pyle concur In June of 2020, Costello lived with Charles Simmons, who was seventy-three years old, in a duplex which he rented in Lafayette. Costello paid some rent, cooked, and did chores. Simmons took a trip to Chicago with Costello and her daughter and found that he was missing about $400, he asked Costello about the money, and she went to the bank, gave him $200, and promised to pay the rest. According to Simmons, on the way back from Chicago, Costello stated that she wanted to kill him. At about 4:00 a.m.