'Justice is long overdue for Sarah Pender,' retired prosecutor Larry Sells said. 'Unfortunately, the legal system has to date failed her, but that grievous error can and should be corrected.'
INDIANAPOLIS — Marion County Deputy Prosecutor Larry Sells gave Sarah Jo Pender the nickname “female Charles Manson” back in 2002 when he persuaded a jury that the young Purdue University dropout was guilty of murdering two people."I’ve come to the conclusion that there definitely exists a reasonable doubt as to Sarah’s culpability in the case," Sells told WRTV in a telephone interview.He led the team that put Pender in prison for 110 years.
Pender’s then-boyfriend, a hulking former Noblesville High School football player named Richard Hull, was convicted in a separate trial and is serving 90 years for the killings. The escape made her something of a celebrity. Her story and the “female Charles Manson” nickname made headlines across the country. She was featured on America’s Most Wanted and had a spot on the U.S. Marshals 15 Most Wanted Fugitives list.
In 2000, Pender, Hull and Hull’s friends Cataldi and Nordman lived together in a two-bedroom home on the near-southside in the 900 block of Meikel Street. While in jail, Pender got around the rules against corresponding with inmates and wrote letters to Hull. She sent the letters to a friend who forwarded them.2000: Richard Hull denies killing roommates A forged confession
"I believe I was bullied, manipulated and coerced into writing this letter," Logan wrote in the affidavit."I am deeply remorseful for my stupidity."Prosecutors learned that Pender had another jailhouse pen pal, a convicted child molester she met during a church service.
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