SYRACUSE — This week will be the five year heavenly anniversaries of Josh Knisley and Tara Thornburg. Knisley’s heavenly anniversary is Wednesday, Feb. 19, and Thornburg’s is Thursday, Feb. 20.

SYRACUSE — The young lives of Josh Knisley and Tara Thornburg were lost three years ago today, Monday, Feb. 19, in Syracuse. The pair were victims of a double shooting. Friends of the two gathered Saturday to place light blue ribbons on all lampposts throughout Syracuse, in remembrance of their lives and untimely deaths. The …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Supreme Court has denied Brandon Woody’s petition to transfer his appeal to that court. The decision was issued Tuesday, Oct. 24, by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush. Joseph Sobek, counsel for Woody, filed a petition to transfer the appeal Aug. 24, after the Indiana Court of Appeals denied the …read more.

Kyle David DeHart INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Supreme Court has denied Kyle DeHart’s petition to transfer his appeal to that court. The decision was issued Thursday, Sept. 21, by Indiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Loretta H. Rush. Lawrence Hansen, counsel for DeHart, filed a petition to transfer the appeal Aug. 9, after the Indiana Court …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — An appeal by Brandon Woody asking for his conviction to be overturned and a new trial was denied by the Court of Appeals of Indiana. The ruling was issued Wednesday, July 26. It is speculated the matter will now be filed in the Indiana Supreme Court. Woody is serving 120 years for the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — An appeal by Kyle DeHart asking for his conviction to be overturned and a new trial was denied by the Court of Appeals of Indiana. The ruling was filed early Monday, July 10. DeHart can appeal this decision to the Indiana Supreme Court. DeHart is serving 110 years for the murder of Tara …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS  — An appeal by Brandon Thomas Woody, 25, Syracuse, is awaiting ruling by the Indiana Court of Appeals. Briefs on behalf of Woody and by the state have been filed with the court. Woody is appealing his murder conviction of the Feb. 19, 2015, deaths of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley, Woody was found …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Kyle David DeHart, 24, Syracuse, was found guilty by a jury Oct. 6, 2016, for the murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley Feb. 19, 2015. He was sentenced 20 days later to 110 years on two counts of murder and one year for obstruction of justice. An appeal of his conviction was …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko County Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed has granted a motion to dismiss the charge of assisting a criminal against Joan Marie DeHart, 51, formerly of Syracuse. The charge stemmed from DeHart allegedly assisting Brandon Woody following the murder of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley Feb. 19, 2015, in Syracuse.

SYRACUSE—Beginning Sunday, Feb. 19, one can see white ribbons tied to lampposts lining the streets of SR 13 in Syracuse. These white ribbons were tied around the poles in remembrance of the two year anniversary of the deaths of Joshua Knisley and Tara Thornburg Feb. 19, 2015.

SYRACUSE — Thomas Glen Hursey was handed a consecutive sentence totaling 27 1/2 years for his part in the murders of Joshua Knisley and Tara Thornburg, Feb. 19, 2015, in Syracuse. He will serve a total of 20 years, at the Indiana Department of Corrections with the remaining 7 1/2 years on formal probation.

WARSAW — One of four pending cases against Kyle DeHart, Syracuse, has been dismissed by the Kosciusko County Prosecutor’s Office. An order dismissing the charges, of corrupt business influence, a level 5 felony and conspiracy to commit dealing in a synthetic drug or synthetic drug look-a-like substance, filed in August 2014, has been dismissed. The …read more.

WARSAW — Thomas Glen Hursey, Warsaw, who was initially charged with two counts of murder; robbery resulting in serious bodily injury; and aiding/inducing obstruction of justice in the Feb. 19, 2015, murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley, entered a plea agreement this morning, Wednesday, Dec. 14. The plea agreement was taken under advisement by …read more.

WARSAW — A plea hearing was scheduled this morning, Monday, Dec. 12, for Thomas G. Hursey, Warsaw. But due to no transport order being issued, the hearing was continued until 8:45 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 14. Hursey is currently in the Whitley County Jail. He was transferred to the Whitley County Jail by order of the …read more.

INDIANAPOLIS — Direct appeals by Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart have been filed with the Indiana Court of Appeals. Both cases were e-filed by their respective attorneys Nov. 16. Briefs detailing the cause for appeal are not yet available. Both Joe Sobek, counsel for DeHart and Larry Hansen, counsel for Woody, filed their …read more.

WARSAW — Notice of an appeal from the Judgment of conviction and order of commitment has been filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court by Larry Hansen, appeals attorney for Kyle David DeHart. The appeal focuses on the sentence handed down Oct. 26, in Kosciusko Circuit Court.

WARSAW — Thomas Glen Hursey, 29, Warsaw, will change his plea in a hearing at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 12. The hearing will be held in Kosciusko County Circuit Court. Hursey was charged with two counts of murder; aiding/inducing robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, a level 2 felony, and aiding/inducing in the obstruction of …read more.

WARSAW — “Today’s sentencing was very appropriate for the actions on Feb. 19, 2015,” stated Dan Hampton, Kosciusko County Prosecutor. Hampton held a brief press conference following the sentencing of Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart in the murders of Tara Lynn Thornburg and Josh Randall Knisley. “Their actions were heinous,” he referenced Kosciusko …read more.

WARSAW — “No matter what anybody says I did not commit this crime,” stated Brandon Thomas Woody when given an opportunity to make a statement this morning in Kosciusko Circuit Court. This statement brought sounds of disbelief and sarcastic laughs from those in the packed courtroom. Woody, 24, was sentenced by Judge Michael Reed to …read more.

WARSAW — The remainder of 24-year-old Kyle David DeHart’s life will be spent behind bars unless he wins an appeals case with Indiana Court of Appeals. DeHart was sentenced this morning by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed to 55 years in the Indiana Department of Corrections for the murder of Joshua Randall Knisley. He …read more.

WARSAW — The sentencing of Kyle David DeHart,, 24, and Brandon Thomas Woody 24, both of Syracuse, will take place in Kosciusko Circuit Court Wednesday morning. DeHart is scheduled for sentencing at 10 a.m. and sentencing for Woody is set for 11 a.m. DeHart faces a fixed term of between 45 and 65 years on …read more.

WARSAW — Brandon Thomas Woody was found guilty on two counts of murder. Kyle David DeHart was found guilty on two counts of murder and guilty on a charge of obstruction of justice. The two will be sentenced on these charges at a date to be announced. Jurors deliberated just over seven hours before the …read more.

WARSAW — Scott DeHart, father of defendant Kyle DeHart, was the lone witness for either of the defendants in what appears to be the final day in trial of the accused murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley on Feb. 19, 2015. The morning session was underway by 8:29 a.m. with Larry Hansen, counsel for …read more.

WARSAW — “Who was it?” asks Syracuse Police Officer Joe Denton, getting no answer to the question he asks. “Who was in the house?” Tara Thornburg clearly states, “Brandon Woody.” You hear Denton calling Woody’s name and her stating, “they’re not here.” These comments are heard in a video from the body cam worn by …read more.

WARSAW — Attendance in the Kosciusko Circuit Court room dwindled as the trial of Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart continues for the third day. The two are on trial for the Feb. 19, 2015, murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley. Family members of the two victims, however, and a few family members and friends …read more.

WARSAW — Testimony Tuesday afternoon in the murder trial of Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart for the deaths of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley, focused around investigators in the case and the search for evidence. The cross examination by attorneys for the defendants questioned Syracuse Police Officer Joe Denton on why some of …read more.

WARSAW — The family of both victims endured additional emotional testimony from witnesses, this morning, Tuesday, Oct. 4. This time possibly the most devastating thus far. Three witnesses took the stand in the second day of the trial of Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart for the murders of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley. Syracuse Police …read more.

WARSAW — Court adjourned  at 3:20 p.m. today, Monday, Oct. 3, in the murder trial of Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart following the cross examination of Thomas Hursey, considered to be the state’s key witness, and brief testimony from the victims mothers — Rachel Thornburg, mother of Tara Thornburg, and Rhonda Bickel, mother of Josh …read more.

WARSAW — It as an emotional morning for the families of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley in the first day of trial against Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart. An audio recording and body camera were entered as exhibits and heard before the court and the 62 individuals filling the courtroom.

WARSAW — The selection of a 12-member jury and three alternates, was slated to take two days, but was completed by 4 p.m. today, Thursday, Sept. 29, in the murder trial of Brandon T. Woody and Kyle D. DeHart. All jurors came from the first 40 preliminary jurors called. All other potential jurors were released. …read more.

WARSAW — Four more jurors were seated following the second round of jury selection in the murder trial of Brandon T. Woody and Kyle D. DeHart, accused of murdering Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley on Feb. 19, 2015. The latest selection brings the juror count to 10, with two more jurors and three alternates yet …read more.

WARSAW — After close to two hours of voir dire (questioning) in the selection of jurors for the murder trial of Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart, six individuals have been selected to serve with seven being released. Woody and DeHart are being tried in the murder on Feb. 19, 2015, of Tara Thornburg …read more.

WARSAW — Nineteen months and 10 days after the murder of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley at a Main Street residence in Syracuse, two of the three accused will stand trial. The joint murder trial of Brandon Thomas Woody, 24, and Kyle David DeHart, 24, both of Syracuse, is scheduled to begin Thursday, Sept. 29, …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — The seven-day jury trial of Brandon Thomas Woody, 24, and Kyle David DeHart, 24, is still scheduled to begin Thursday, Sept. 29, in Kosciusko Circuit Court. Woody and DeHart were charged in February 2015 with two counts of murder, following the shooting deaths of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley, Feb. 19, 2015, in …read more.

WARSAW — A pretrial conference of attorneys for Brandon Thomas Woody and Kyle David DeHart was held with Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed this morning, Thursday, April 28 and a new trial date set. No date has been set for the separate trial of Thomas Glen Hursey. The three have been charged with the …read more.

WARSAW — The seven-day murder trial of Brandon Thomas Woody, Kyle David DeHart and Thomas Glen Hursey has been continued according to an order by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed. The order was issued early this afternoon, Monday, April 25. Leading up to the continuance, the case has had a few twists. The three …read more.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed has granted the state’s motion to hold one trial for Thomas Woody, Kyle DeHart and Thomas G. Hursey. The decision was handed down Wednesday, March 2. All three have two charges in common: murder. The trio have been charged with the murder of Tara Thornburg and Joshua …read more.

SYRACUSE — Today, Friday, Feb. 19, is one of those days the family of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley will never forget. It was on this day one-year-ago both became victims of a double shooting. Tara Thornburg was 23 years old at the time of her death and Knisley was 19. Both were graduates of …read more.

Brandon Woody WARSAW — Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael W. Reed has denied Brandon T. Woody’s motion for a change of venue. The ruling was made today, Tuesday, Jan. 12. Woody is charged with the Feb. 19, 2015, murder of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Nisley in Syracuse. In the order it was noted Woody, by …read more.

Brandon Thomas Woody WARSAW — A motion for joinder of defendants to try three defendants in the same trial has been filed by the state in the trials for accused murders Brandon T. Woody, Kyle D. DeHart and Thomas G. Hursey. The motion was filed Friday, Jan. 8, and will be heard before Kosciusko Circuit Court  …read more.

WARSAW — It will be at least 10 days before Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Michael Reed makes a decision on a change of venue request in the trial of Brandon Thomas Woody for murder. The defense team will additionally make a decision by Friday to withdraw its motion for a speedy trial or seek the …read more.

WARSAW — For the sixth time, a hearing on the motion for change of venue and motions in limine for Brandon T. Woody, Syracuse, charged with murder, has been continued. The date of Dec. 10, has been vacated and a new date set for 1:15 p.m. Jan. 5. The motion to reschedule the hearing was …read more.

WARSAW — A new date to hear arguments for a change of venue and motions in limine has been set.

UPDATE: A motion to continue the hearing was filed and granted by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Mike Reed. A hearing, in the judges chambers, will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12.

WARSAW — A seven-day 12-member jury trial, starting at 8 a.m. April 28 and continuing through May 6, has been put on the court calendar for Brandon Woody and Kyle DeHart on two counts of murder each. The trial will be held, at this time, in Kosciusko County Circuit Court.

WARSAW — Things moved quickly after the deaths of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley on Feb. 19. Five individuals were arrested in less than a month and initial hearings were held. But since then, little has been reported. The cases are not forgotten. The wheels of justice are in motion. Motions filed and pre-trial conferences …read more.

WARSAW — The trial of Brandon Thomas Woody on the charge of murder was scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 17. That date has been cancelled.

Brandon Thomas Woody A five-day jury trial has been set to start at 8:30 a.m. Aug. 17 in Kosciusko County Circuit Court against Brandon T. Woody. A pre-trial conference was held Monday afternoon in the chambers of Judge Michael Reed, at which time the court set the date for the trial. No date has been …read more.

A candlelight vigil for Joshua Knisley will be held at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, on the Kosciusko County Courthouse lawn, Warsaw. Today would have been Knisley’s 20th birthday. The public is invited to join his friends and family for a candlelight vigil to honor him on this date. Knisley was one of two individuals …read more.

A notice of an alibi defense was filed late last week in the murder of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley. The notice was filed by Scott J. Lennox, attorney for defendant, Brandon T. Woody. The document states the defense is providing notice of the intention to retain the option to offer alibi as a defense. …read more.

Today, Brandon Woody’s attorney, Scott Lennox, filed a motion for a change of venue for Woody’s trial regarding the Feb. 19 murder of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley with the Kosciusko County Court. In the court documents, Lennox cites the following reasons for the request: Public hostility against Woody Public outrage over the offense Prejudicial …read more.

Thomas Glen Hursey Kosciusko County and Syracuse officers have charged a fifth subject in connection to the Feb. 19 murder of two Syracuse residents. Thomas Glen Hursey, 27, 677 Walter Way Court, Warsaw, has been arrested on two counts of murder, both A felony charges; aiding, inducing or causing robbery with serious bodily injury, a …read more.

[weaver_youtube a-Z4oYmoVFw rel=0]   Kyle David DeHart appeared in Kosciusko Circuit Court wearing the black and white jail jumpsuit with a grey sweatshirt underneath. Like Brandon Woody, DeHart was in a belly band connecting to handcuffs and ankle cuffs. Kyle DeHart DeHart has been charged with two counts of felony murder, one charge each for …read more.

Ashlyn Nicole Shepard Further details have been released regarding a Mishawaka woman’s involvement in the grisly murder of a young Syracuse couple Thursday, Feb. 19. Ashlyn Nicole Shepard, 21, was arrested at approximately 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 11, and preliminarily charged with obstruction of justice, a level 6 felony, in connection with the murder of …read more.

Ashlyn Nicole Shepard Ashlyn Nicole Shepard, 21, Mishawaka, was arrested around 6:30 tonight and preliminarily charged with obstruction of justice, a level 6 felony, in connection with the murder of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley. Shepard was the girl friend of Kyle Dehart. Dehart was reportedly at her residence when he was arrested on Feb. …read more.

Brandon Thomas Woody This morning Brandon Woody, 23, 605 W. North St., Syracuse, requested a bond reduction on his charges stemming from the Feb. 19 shooting of Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley in Syracuse. Woody is currently being held on no bond. The judge has denied his request. No other public court date is scheduled …read more.

Kyle DeHart Kyle David DeHart, 23, 11136 N. CR 450E, Syracuse, has been preliminarily charged with two counts of murder and obstruction of justice. There is no bond. The charges stem from the early morning Feb. 19 murder of Tara Thornburg and Josh Knisley. The latest charges against DeHart were filed Friday in Kosciusko County …read more.

[weaver_youtube vF1IiOCaCc0 rel=0] UPDATE: Syracuse Police Department has released the name of this morning’s male shooting victim. Joshua Randall Knisley, 19, Syracuse, was pronounced dead at the scene by Kosciusko County Coroner Michael Wilson. An autopsy at the Northeast Indiana Forensic Center is still scheduled for later today. Tara Thornburg and Joshua Knisley. (Picture courtesy of …read more.