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Oct 18, 2026 at 7:03 AM ET
Indiana man charged in 2006 double killing
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Michael Jerome James has been charged in the July 24, 2006, stabbing deaths of Blake Dickus, 10, and his stepmother, Chynna Dickus, 26, in their Franklin, Indiana, home. Johnson County Prosecutor Lance Hamner said authorities had identified James as a suspect years earlier but could not charge him while they worked to establish a legal path under state juvenile-jurisdiction law.
WHO: Michael Jerome James
WHAT: Michael Jerome James was charged in the killings of Blake and Chynna Dickus.
WHEN: Reported Oct 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
WHERE: Franklin, USA
WHY: Prosecutors said an unusual gap in Indiana's juvenile-jurisdiction law delayed the charges while they worked to establish a legal path to prosecute James for crimes allegedly committed when he was 14.
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