Family massacre in IN:22 y.o.recently married gal,her 2 child-slaves from previous relationships,aged 3 & 4,& her Mommy,are all found killed inside house,2 adult gals shot in the head,2 kids died of smoke inhalation from fire killer set,no arrests yet
Joe1orbit
We have another family massacre on our hands, this time in Indiana. A 49 year
old gal named Donna Daley, her adult daughter, aged 22, and the 22 year old's
two child-slaves, aged 4 and 3, were ALL found DEAD inside the large house that
they lived in, on Sunday. The two women were SHOT dead, both shot in the hea.
The two child-slaves were NOT shot, but died of smoke inhalation after the
house was set on fire. Obviously the KILLER of the two gals, also set the house
on fire, thus ending up killing all four. I wonder WHY he didn't just shoot the
2 kids to death, as well?? If he did want them DEAD, he certainly took a RISK
in not shooting them, and HOPING the fire would be able to kill them. It did,
but he had no real way of knowing that the fire would be strong enough, would
last long enough, to kill the two kids.
22 year old Summer had just gotten married a FEW months ago. Both
child-slaves were from PREVIOUS relationships. Police IMMEDIATELY zeroed in on
a suspect, questioned him, but then RELEASED him. Most likely, this was the
CURRENT hubby, and I bet he still remains the PRIME suspect. Although of course
OTHER boyfriends, including the two who fathered her slaves and were being
LEGALLY ROBBED of their money via fascist "child support" payment orders,
should be prime suspects as well.
Summer's mother did NOT live at the house, but Summer TELEPHONED her Saturday
night and ASKED her to come over, saying that she had heard "noises" and was
frightened. Just HOURS later, they were both shot dead, inside the house. NO
sign of any FORCED ENTRY, which GREATLY increases the likelihood that the new
hubby is our new mass family harvestor.
It WAS this new hubby, Kelly, who CALLED police to the house. He told police
he was at work, 3:30 AM Sunday, when he became WORRIED because he had tried to
call his wife on the phone, but the line was BUSY. He ASKED police to go to the
house and check on his wife & stepslaves. He MAY have thought this was a good
way to give himself an ALIBI, but I disagree. It makes NO sense for a hubby who
regularly works the overnight shift, to call his wife at 2 AM or so, when she
SHOULD be SLEEPING. Also, he had PLENTY of time to carry out the massacre
Saturday night, before he arrived at work. This type of alibi is just too
"convenient", and as far as I'm concerned, his actions in calling the police
only INCREASE the likelihood that he IS the mass killer. But cops have NOT
arrested him, at least not as of Tuesday night, which means he must have done a
pretty good job of vehemently maintaining his innocence, during police
questioning.
The tactically smart thing for him to do now, is STILL to STOP talking. Clam
up and hire a lawyer. Otherwise, your ENEMY, the pigs, will just CONTINUE to
harass you, continue to interrogate you, until you LIKELY contradict or
implicate yourself. So the SMART thing, Kelly!
Interestingly, the cop who did respond to the house found nothing unusual,
but DID encounter Kelly, who said he was RETURNING from work. It was Kelly who
says he smelled smoke, and then he AGAIN called for the cops, who finally went
inside & found the four harvestees. I think Kelly KNEW his wife & Mommy-in-law
were both dead, and likely his two step-slaves too, because HE had killed them.
He just WANTED police to FIND the bodies, thinking this would give him a better
alibi. Fairly clever, and you certainly have to admire his calculating style.
One MAJOR wrinkle in this scenario is that about two years ago, Summer sought
a protective order against another IN man, claiming he had forced his way into
her house and threatened her and the two children. NO word on whether this man
has been LOCATED and QUESTIONED, but obviously he would have to be considered a
"legitimate" suspect as well.
Police ARE now "hinting" that they KNOW who committed this massacre, but are
just "tying up a few loose ends" and will make an arrest SOON. I wonder how the
KILLER must feel, to read or hear these words?? He MUST be under CONSTANT
police observation, but still, as long as he is FREE to MOVE AROUND, he COULD
potentially undertake some type of other attack, realizing that he is just
about to BE arrested, and faces almost NO chance of EVER regaining his freedom,
if convicted. Ya gotta wonder what types of thoughts, plans, feelings, he is
experiencing within his emotional and intellectual core, at this seminal point
in his life.
Take care, JOE
The following appears courtesy of the 3/29/00 online edition of The Lexington
Herald-Leader newspaper:
Published Wednesday, March 29, 2000, in the Herald-Leader
4 deaths in Indiana remain mystery
2 women shot, 2 children die of smoke inhalation
ASSOCIATED PRESS
CORYDON, Ind. Harrison County, Ind., police searched for clues yesterday at a
large, split-level brick house where four family members were found slain.
Officers discovered the body of Summer Holland, 22, early Sunday in a bedroom
of her burning home about six miles south of Corydon. The body of her mother,
Donna Daley, 49, of Georgetown, Ind., was found a few feet away.
Both women had been shot in the head.
Holland's two children, Dillian Daley, 4, and Marissa Meyer, 3, were found dead
from smoke inhalation in separate bedrooms.
The fire appeared to have been set to cover up the shootings. On Monday, police
questioned and released a person they identified only as a suspect in the case.
Investigators said Holland had called her mother around 8:45 p.m. Saturday and
asked her to come stay with her because she had heard noises and was
frightened.
A police affidavit says Holland's husband, Kelly, had called police from his
third-shift warehouse job at 3:35 a.m. Sunday. He asked that an officer go by
the house because the telephone line had been busy when he had tried several
times to call home.
Police Officer Gary Gilley drove by the house around 4:30 a.m. and found
nothing unusual, the affidavit says. The officer encountered Kelly Holland
nearby as he was driving home and the two spoke briefly.
When Kelly Holland arrived at the house a few minutes later, he smelled smoke.
He summoned police and Gilley found the four victims, police said.
Harrison County police Chief Rolla Pirtle said shell casings were discovered in
the back yard but no weapon was found.
Neighbors said they didn't see or hear anything unusual late Saturday or early
Sunday. The couple were married recently and had rented their home, which sits
on 16 acres, about four months ago.
``We didn't really know them,'' said Joseph Roberts, who lives nearby on 70
acres.
Nearly two years ago, Summer Holland sought a protective order from Clark
Superior Court against a Jeffersonville, Ind., man. She claimed he had forced
his way into her house and threatened her and the children.
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The following appears courtesy of the 3/29/00 online edition of The
Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper:
Wednesday, March 29, 2000
Police collect evidence in 4 deaths
Official says it's down to tying up loose ends
By GRACE SCHNEIDER, The Courier-Journal
Investigators continued to gather evidence yesterday in the deaths of four
family members whose bodies were found early Sunday in a home south of Corydon.
Harrison County Prosecutor Ron Simpson said four lab technicians spent the day
working at the split-level brick home on Wiseman Road where Summer Holland, 22,
and her mother, Donna Daley, 49, were shot to death.
Holland's children from relationships before her recent marriage -- Dillian
Daley, 4, and Marissa Meyer, 3 -- died of smoke inhalation from a fire that
apparently was set to try to cover up the shootings.
No arrests have been made, although police said Monday that they were
questioning a suspect.
Simpson said that no one was questioned yesterday and that the investigation
shifted to piecing together evidence. An arrest may be made later this week,
Simpson said.
"We basically know what happened," he said. "It's just a matter of tying up
some loose ends, and we'll be ready to go."
Simpson wouldn't say whether a murder weapon had been found. But, he said,
investigators are "doing some things that (they hope will) tie some things
together. There's a lot of evidence to go through."
Police discovered the bodies early Sunday at the home at 1685 Wiseman Road
rented by Summer Holland and husband Kelly Holland. Kelly Holland returned from
his third-shift warehouse job and contacted police after smelling smoke outside
the house.
The two women had been shot in the head in an upstairs bedroom, and the
children, who died in their beds while sleeping, were found in separate rooms.
Someone apparently set a fire in the living room that had burned out by the
time Kelly Holland arrived.
Police were told that the family was worried about its safety on Saturday.
Summer Holland called her mother in Georgetown at 8:45 p.m. and asked her to
come over, saying she'd heard noises and was frightened.
According to a search warrant issued Sunday to permit police to search the
home, outbuildings and Kelly Holland's car, Kelly Holland called the county
police dispatcher at 3:35 a.m. Sunday after getting a busy signal several times
at his home. An officer drove by but saw nothing unusual.
Kelly Holland's mother, Patricia Holland of New Salisbury, said yesterday that
her son is grief-stricken.
"His heart is broken," she said, adding that he spent all of Monday making
funeral arrangements for his family.
Family members just want to be left alone now, Patricia Holland said.
"It's a tragedy, and at this time, people just need to respect our sorrow and
pray for us," she said.
Several neighbors said they didn't know the Hollands because they had lived on
Wiseman Road for only four months.
The couple listed that as their address Dec. 2, when they applied for a
marriage license at the Harrison County clerk's office. The two were married in
Jeffersonville on Dec. 5.
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The following appears courtesy of the 3/28/00 online edition of The
Louisville Courier-Journal newspaper:
Tuesday, March 28, 2000
Suspect questioned in four deaths
Harrison police had been asked to check home
By GRACE SCHNEIDER and GREGORY A. HALL, The Courier-Journal
Harrison County police questioned a suspect yesterday in the deaths of four
people whose bodies were found early Sunday in a house south of Corydon.
But no arrests were made, and police would not identify the suspect, citing
their continuing investigation.
They continued to comb through the large, split-level brick home at 1685
Wiseman Road, a rolling gravel road off Ind. 337, about six miles south of
Corydon.
The two adult victims were shot to death, while the other two -- both children
-- died of smoke inhalation from a fire that apparently was set to try to cover
up the shootings.
Authorities said Summer Holland, 22, who had moved to the rented house about
four months ago with her husband, Kelly Holland, was shot in the head with a
handgun.
Her mother, Donna Daley, 49, of Georgetown, also died of a gunshot to the head.
Summer Holland's two children from previous relationships, Dillian Daley, 4,
and Marissa Meyer, 3, died of smoke inhalation in separate bedrooms from a fire
set in the living room that burned itself out. The children had been sleeping.
Police were told that Summer Holland called her mother about 8:45 p.m. Saturday
and asked her to come stay with her because she had heard noises and was
frightened. Kelly Holland was working a third-shift job in a warehouse.
An affidavit for a search warrant, executed by police at 10 a.m. Sunday, showed
that Kelly Holland also was apprehensive about what was going on at the
residence. He called police at 3:35 a.m. Sunday and asked a dispatcher to send
a police officer by the house, saying that he had called several times but the
line had been busy.
Police Officer Gary Gilley drove by the house about 4:30 a.m. and said it was
dark, with nothing that appeared to be unusual, according to the warrant.
Gilley drove back up Wiseman Road and encountered Kelly Holland as he was
heading home, near the intersection of Wiseman and Ind. 337. The two spoke
briefly, and Kelly Holland drove on to the house, arriving a few minutes later.
He smelled smoke and knew something was wrong, the affidavit said.
HE FOUND Officer Bryan Byrne who, along with Gilley, went to the Holland home
and called the fire department and ambulances. Gilley went in and found the
four victims.
Police said that Summer Holland's body was found on the floor of the couple's
bedroom, and that her mother's body was found in the doorway. They declined to
say whether there were signs of struggle.
Harrison County Police Chief Rolla Pirtle confirmed that shell casings were
discovered in the back yard. No weapon was found, Pirtle said.
Neighbors said they didn't see or hear anything unusual Sunday night. But the
couple, who police said had married only recently, weren't well-known to their
immediate neighbors.
"We didn't really know them," said Joseph Roberts, who lives on 70 acres
nearby. "They hadn't lived here but a few months."
The home and surrounding 17 acres are owned by Karen Douglass of Cairo, Ga.
County records show that Douglass' late husband, Frank, bought the property in
1976.
During the past two years, Summer Holland had lived in at least three locations
with her children.
FOR ABOUT a year she lived on Kehoe Lane in Jeffersonville, said her landlord,
John Phipps Jr. of Clarksville.
Phipps said Summer Holland leased from him through the federal government's
rent-subsidy program for most of 1998.
He said she was having "a lot of troubles" with a former boyfriend who had
moved into a house nearby. Holland had the locks changed and wanted to move,
Phipps said, but she couldn't get approval to do so from the federal rent
program.
"Seemed like a gal with a rough time, a rough life," he said.
Daley often stayed with her daughter for safety reasons, Phipps said.
"The mother was very protective of her daughter and helped a lot," he said,
adding that Daley worked at the Census Bureau's processing center down 10th
Street from the Kehoe Lane house.
DEBBIE KERSEY, a neighbor on Kehoe Lane, said Holland "didn't bother anybody."
She said the children came to her house on Halloween one year with their
mother, Marissa dressed as Minnie Mouse and Dillian as one of the 101
Dalmatians.
Kersey said that Holland's mother lived with her and that a boyfriend visited
frequently.
On April 14, 1998, Holland sought a protective order from Clark Superior Court
against a Jeffersonville man after she said he forced his way into her house
and threatened her and the children.
The order was never granted because a notice, sent to the address she had given
for the man, was returned to the court with "unknown" written on the envelope.
During part of last year, Holland lived on Edwardsville-Galena Road, said
landlord Frank Alford of Floyds Knobs. But he said he didn't know her very
well.
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