I still remember getting the call that hot July day in 1997. A quadruple murder means editors need all hands on deck. That was the first time I heard Joseph Corcoran’s name.

Joseph Corcoran, 49, was executed by lethal injection and pronounced dead early Wednesday morning at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, officials said. His last words were “Not really.

When it comes to the death penalty, Indiana’s General Assembly, which convenes Wednesday afternoon, faces a stark choice: ...

The Indiana Capital Chronicle's top 10 Indiana news stories of 2024: 1. Corcoran execution Last week, the state of Indiana killed its first death row inmate in 15 years. Joseph Corcoran was convicted ...

Joseph Edward Corcoran, 49, was convicted of the 1997 quadruple murder in Fort Wayne, Indiana, five years after he was found not guilty of murdering his parents, Jack and Kathryn Corcoran.

The state of Indiana has executed its first inmate in 15 years, as Joseph Edward Corcoran was declared dead before sunrise on Wednesday morning. Corcoran, 49, was convicted in 1999 for the 1997 ...

Joseph Corcoran, 49, was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. CST at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, Indiana, the Indiana Department of Correction said in a statement. Corcoran was scheduled to be ...

A statement from the Indiana Department of Correction, cited by news wires and local outlets, said Joseph Corcoran was pronounced dead at 12:44 a.m. at a state prison in Michigan City, Ind.

I still remember getting the call that hot July day in 1997. A quadruple murder means editors need all hands on deck. That ...

Joseph Corcoran, who was convicted of a quadruple homicide in 1997, was executed in Indiana early Wednesday, state prison officials announced, marking the state’s first execution in 15 years.