On a quiet Sunday morning in 1989, members of a small church in Lakeville, Indiana, gathered for their service. They sat chatting amongst themselves in the pews waiting for the pastor. He was always there on time – early, in fact. But the minutes ticked past and he failed to show…
Sources:
The Daily Item, 1 May, 1989 – “Minister, Wife and Daughters Found Murdered”
Muncie Evening Press, 1 May, 1989 – “Pastor, Family Found Slain”
The Courier-Journal, 2 May, 1989 – “Slayings of Pastor, 3”
The South Bend Tribune, 2 May, 1989 – “Police Divers Search Pond”
The Indianapolis News, 2 May, 1989 – “Son Questioned”
The Bay City Times, 3 May, 1989 – “Murder Victim Played Softball”
The South Bend Tribune, 4 May, 1989 – “Probe of Pelley Slayings Continues”
The Ann Arbor News, 8 May, 1989 – “Church Offers Prayers for Killer”
The Indianapolis Star, 4 June, 1989 – “Lakeville Worries”
News-Press, 7 June, 1989 – “Probe Continues into Ex-Cape Residents’ Deaths”
Chronicle Tribune, 26 April, 1990 – “Parish Learns to Cope”
The South Bend, 25 October, 1992 – “Reward”
The South Bend Tribune, 15 February, 1994 – “Pellet Arrested in Florida”
The South Bend Tribune, 16 February, 1994 – “Pelley Charges Involve Trust Fund”
The South Bend Tribune, 25 February, 1994 – “Pelley Still is Suspect”
The South Bend Tribune, 26 June, 1994 – “Pelley Son Jeff Still a Suspect”
The South Bend Tribune, 29 April, 2000 – “Pelley Murders Reopened”
The South Bend Tribune, 12 August, 2002 – “Pelley Arrested”
The South Bend Tribune, 13 August, 2002 – “Evidence Circumstantial”
The South Bend Tribune, 13 August, 2002 – “Classmates Ercall Prom Night”
Tampa Bay Times, 14 August, 2002 – “Lawyer Says Murder Charges Against Darby Man Not Fair”
The South Bend Tribune, 27 August, 2002 – “Pelley Back Home”
News-Press, 22 September, 2002 – “Former Cape Man Charged”
The South Bend Tribune, 10 October, 2002 – “Hot Debate Over Cold Cases”
The South Bend Tribune, 9 Janaury, 2003 – “Shotgun Tested”
The South Bend Tribune, 29 May, 2003 – “Pelley Released from Jail”
The South Bend Tribune, 12 July, 2006 – “Pelley Defence”
The South Bend Tribune, 13 July, 2006 – “Pelley’s Fatal Injuries”
The South Bend Tribune, 14 July, 2006 – “Pelley’s Former Girlfriend”
The South Bend Tribune, 15 July, 2006 – “Crime Scene Evidence”
The South Bend Tribune, 18 July, 2006 – “Pelley Tells Police He Didn’t Kill Family”
The South Bend Tribune, 19 July, 2006 – “Pelley’s Trial Wrapping Up”
Journal and Courier, 22 July, 2006 – “Jury Convicts Man”
The South Bend Tribune, 15 October, 2006 – “Sister Still Struggle”
The South Bend Tribune, 18 October, 2006 – “Sentenced to 160 Years”
The South Bend Tribune, 22 November, 2006 – “Pelley Defence Requests New Trial”
The South Bend Tribune, 17 March, 2022 – “Prom Night Murder”
