ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Marion County, IN

The Murder of Lester Lanier (1990)

Lester Lanier was killed near Market Street in Marion County, IN in 1990. The death was ruled a homicide caused by undetermined causes, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Empty small-town main street at dusk under an amber streetlight
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
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  1. 1990

    Deputies responded to a call at Market Street and found the victim already dead.

  2. 1993

    Detectives cleared the primary suspect after an alibi was confirmed.

  3. 2010

    A reward was posted and the tip line reopened.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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