Corryn Brock - 21Alive

10/09/2024

EX*****ON DAY: Twenty-five years after being sentenced to death, Joseph Corcoran knows the day he will die for killing four people – his brother, his sister's fiance and their two friends.

I spoke with two trial attorneys from the case, former Allen County Prosecutor Robert Gevers and defense attorney Mark Thoma, to get their answers to a question on many people's minds: Does Joseph Corcoran deserve to die?

21ALIVE DIGITAL EXCLUSIVE >>> https://www.21alivenews.com/2024/10/07/execution-day-trial-attorneys-reflect-execution-date-set-fort-wayne-man-convicted-killing-4-people-1997/

03/29/2024

03/29/2024

LIVE NOW: 79-year-old Karl Bandemer, who has served alongside late Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry for over 10 years, is being sworn-in as acting mayor.

WATCH HERE: https://www.21alivenews.com/2024/03/29/watch-live-karl-bandemer-sworn-in-acting-fort-wayne-mayor/

03/29/2024

Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry has passed away following a battle with stomach cancer, his family shares.

DETAILS: https://www.21alivenews.com/2024/03/29/fort-wayne-mayor-tom-henry-passes-away-following-battle-with-cancer/

03/28/2024

A sad update to share with the Fort Wayne community.

Mayor Tom Henry is now in hospice care following a medical emergency related to his recent cancer diagnosis.

You can read his family's statement here: https://www.21alivenews.com/2024/03/28/fort-wayne-mayor-tom-henry-hospice-care-following-cancer-diagnosis/

12/05/2023

Those interested in keeping community cats warm this winter can do so with just a container, Styrofoam and a roll of duct tape.

12/05/2023

The 29-year-old woman's earliest possible prison release date is in 2063.

11/24/2023

Today was my last day with The Journal Gazette. I am so grateful for all that I’ve learned, the friends that I’ve made and the chance to tell stories in Fort Wayne. Thank you to everyone who allowed me to share their stories and the people who took the time to read them. Connecting with people here and learning from them has been an honor and a privilege that I don’t take for granted. As for what’s next, I’ll be sharing that next week after spending some much needed time with my family, friends and Ozzy! Stay tuned!

10/27/2023

Allen Superior Judge Fran Gull has appointed two local public defenders to the man accused of murdering two Delphi teen girls, despite the man’s former attorney saying he was removed from the case in a “premeditated ambush.”

Allen Superior Judge Fran Gull has appointed two local public defenders to the man accused murdering two Delphi teen girls, despite the man’s former attorney saying he was removed from

10/17/2023

A man previously convicted in two shooting deaths – one in Fort Wayne and another in Columbus, Ohio – has been charged with felony murder stemming from an Allen County shooting in 1998.

A man previously convicted in two shooting deaths – one in Fort Wayne and another in Columbus, Ohio – has been charged with felony murder stemming from an Allen County

10/13/2023

A Fort Wayne man convicted of two 1998 murders – one in Fort Wayne and another in Ohio – was booked into the Allen County Jail on a new murder charge today.

A Fort Wayne man serving prison time for two 1998 murders was booked Friday into the Allen County Jail on new charges of murder and two additional felonies.

10/04/2023

Two men have been arrested and charged with murder and arson in connection to the death of 19-year-old Austin Seiman, who was found dead in the Maumee river last Thursday. Check back with The Journal Gazette tomorrow for more details.

Two men were arrested Wednesday and charged with murder and arson in connection to the death of a man pulled out of the Maumee River.

09/28/2023

A judge rejected a plea agreement today that would have allowed a former Bishop Luers High School teacher to serve a probation for child seduction charges.

09/27/2023

Reginald Gant, 37, is currently serving a 14-year sentence for federal drug and gun possession charges stemming from the same year he is accused of killing 30-year-olds Jamie Klein and Anton Moore. Moore was like a brother to Gant, court records show.

A warrant was issued today for a man accused of involvement in two connected 2016 slayings, making him the third suspect named in the case.

09/12/2023

An 18-year-old Fort Wayne man has been identified as the person shot and killed in the 1800 block of Fox Point Trail early this morning. Ayvion Antoine Romel Parker died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to Allen County Deputy Coroner Chris Meihls. Parker's death has been ruled a homicide.

An 18-year-old Fort Wayne man has been identified as the person shot and killed in the 1800 block of Fox Point Trail early this morning.

09/01/2023

One person was shot in the leg today while at Glenbrook Square, which marks the second shooting at the Fort Wayne mall in less than two months.

08/05/2023

“I'm still convinced that at its core it's a spiritual – not a social – problem,” Rev. Bill McGill, senior pastor of Imani Baptist Temple, said.

In the heat of one of Fort Wayne’s deadliest years, the Rev. Bill McGill decided enough was enough.

08/05/2023

Cancer and heart disease are the only two manners of death that rank higher than homicide for Allen County’s Black population.

Whenever Samantha Partington’s 5-year-old grandson blows dandelion fluffs into the wind, he wishes Uncle Q were still alive.