Murder Investigation 1801 Stinson Ave

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 On October 19th, around 11:00 p.m., Evansville Police Officers were dispatched to the area of Stinson Ave and James Ave to assist Indiana State Police for a possible kidnapping and murder. Officers from multiple agencies, including EPD, arrived on scene and found out that the incident occurred at 1801 Stinson Ave. The reporter was on scene and told officers that she went to the residence to visit with Heidi Carter. While she was inside the residence, she saw a dead body and ran out of the home to get help. 

Officers located 36-year-old Heidi Carter outside of the home near a vehicle. She told officers that there were several people inside the home. Officers also located a gun on Carter. 

Officers surrounded the home and called out the other residents with loud verbal commands using a loud speaker. A male resident walked out of the home, complied with officers, and told officers that there were other individuals still inside including his two teenage children. He communicated with them by telephone and instructed them to stay upstairs. It was then communicated to all officers on scene that the children were upstairs. 

Over the next 4 minutes, officers continued to yell commands at another male that they could see just inside the doorway. After officers gave numerous loud, verbal, commands, the male disregarded their commands and rushed out of the front door in an aggressive manner. He was holding an object in his hand that he pointed at officers. Officers believed this object was a gun and several officers fired at the suspect to stop the perceived threat. 

Once officers were able to determine that the suspect was no longer a threat, they moved him behind cover to render aid and allow other officers to safely clear the home. The suspect was pronounced dead at the scene. 

Once officers cleared the home, the two juveniles were located upstairs and were  unharmed. They were safely taken out of the home. Officers located an adult female victim, who had been tied up, shackled, and had visible injuries. She was taken to a local hospital for treatment. 

Detectives obtained a signed search warrant for the home. Another individual was located in the residence but was unfortunately deceased and beyond help. The manner of death appeared suspicious and gruesome. He had been restrained, duct-taped, beaten, and strangled. The identity of the Victim and manner of death will be released by the Vanderburgh County Coroner’s Office at a later time. 

Detectives learned that the male suspect, along with Heidi Carter, murdered the individual who was found deceased inside the residence. They also tied and shackled the female Victim while the male suspect raped her multiple times. Heidi Carter was arrested and booked into the Vanderburgh County Confinement Center for the following charges: Murder, two Counts of Intimidation with a Weapon, Rape, two counts of Felony Criminal Confinement, Assisting a Criminal, Carrying a Handgun without a License, and Abuse of a Corpse. 

After reviewing witness statements, body camera footage, and other video footage, we believe that all officers from the Evansville Police Department, Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office, and Indiana State Police relied on their training and did an exceptional job under extremely stressful circumstances. This appears to be a case of suicide by cop 

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Too bad she didn’t have enough guts to step out with a gun too. Now some lawyer gets rich off the taxpayers and then she goes back to prison to learn how to be an even better criminal for when she is released again in a few years.

  3. How lame and disgusting are the EPD post-shooting press conferences ? I have zoomed into this photo and still cannot see anything he is holding in his hands, or ever point at a police officer. Consistently blurred-out pictures and videos where the man might as well have had his hand extended out in front of in surrender rather than a ‘low-ready’ stance as evil lying btch Sgt. Anna Gray insists. Never produces what the object was the man was supposedly holding which they claimed look like a gun. That might make the EPD look bad in the publics eyes, so they don’t do that. The whole thing only seems so phony in its reporting that any intelligent person could see it deceitfulness. I would not trust anything the EPD says after doing the same thing in these press conferences over and over again. I hope god punishes these cowards for what they are. Even if Carey Hammond flew into a rage after he caught his wife having sex with another man, I still think he is entitled to a trial. The local news media are also so submissive to the police that it make a huge statement about what a sick place Evansville is. When has the EPD ever really been convicted of doing any ting wrong, when in fact their crimes are so horrible. How can anyone feel safe from the police or prosecutor’s office in an a horrible ugly place like Evansville, IN ? What ignorant people must live here to believe the bullshit of the EPD and local media. Perhaps god will someday will these people for what they have done. There were kids in that house that heard and saw that man die. Could he have been their father ? Could they have listened or seen their father be killed by the EPD ? Anna Gray says ‘good job’ ? How twisted is all of this ?

    • You’re an idiot. EPD did everything right in my book. What about the female victim that was raped. I think they were going to kill her also. Maybe u should be looked at. Anyone that says the police didn’t save her life is just as sick as the defendant. That woman will kill again if given the chance. I believe if u say the police is not right by their actions are just as sick as the couple that committed this crime and need to be watched very closely. You are as sick as they are. For that being said, there are good cops and they are some that don’t need to a police officers but that doesn’t apply in this case at all. They did a great job saving a women’s life. Good job EPD good job.

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