An Indiana man who killed himself after a five-hour standoff with police is being investigated as a possible suspect in the unsolved2017 double slayingof two young girls.
Paul Etter.Tippecanoe County Sheriff’s Office
Less than 24 hours later,authorities found the girls’ bodies on the side of a creek,a mile from the trail.
This April,officers released an updated — and notably different — sketchof the suspect, as well as a previously unheard snippet of audio recording from German’s phone. They also unveiled a new bit of video footage of the suspect walking along the Monon High Bridge.
Indiana State Police
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According to theCourier,Etter was a suspect in the five-hour abduction of a woman in eastern Tippecanoe County on June 22. The woman told police she had pulled into Etter’s driveway at 4:30 a.m. after getting a flat tire. When Etter came out to ask if she needed help, she felt uncomfortable, declined his offer and continued to drive down the county road to a friend’s home.
Etter allegedly followed her and when she pulled into her friend’s driveway, he got out of his vehicle, handcuffed her and put her into his vehicle. She says he then drove her back to his family’s farm, where over the course of five hours he allegedly held her against her will and sexually assaulted her.
Afterwards, Etter allegedly dropped the woman back off at her car and evaded police until he was pulled over on June 27.
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source: people.com
