McDowell Found Guilty of Murder

After just over two hours of jury deliberation, Racxon Cruze McDowell (03/14/1981) was found Guilty of Murder in Vanderburgh Superior Court.

Judge Robert J. Pigman will determine the sentence for McDowell on Wednesday, September 25 at 1:00 P.M. His sentence will range between 45-65 years.

On June 03, 2012, McDowell murdered Rachel M. Lomax in their Evansville apartment. Lomax was found with 21 separate injuries from a beating she took from McDowell the night of her death. Emergency personnel spent a half hour trying to revive Lomax. McDowell originally told investigators someone else had beaten Lomax up before confessing to the murder court.

“In almost all domestic violence disputes that lead to a death, there are no witnesses besides the victim and the party on trial,” said Vanderburgh County Prosecutor Nicholas Hermann. “We were proud to represent the voice for Rachel Lomax, who because of Racxon McDowell’s actions was not able to give her side of the story in court this week. On behalf of the Vanderburgh County Prosecutor’s Office and Deputy Prosecutors Malcolm Gwinn and Justin Brandt, who both did an outstanding job on this trial, we hope the verdict can help Rachel’s family to heal. We would also like to thank the investigators in this case and the Ladies and Gentlemen of the jury for their time and commitment.”