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2 men arrested in 1975 slaying of Indiana girl, 17

This photo provided by the Indiana State Police shows Fred Bandy Jr., 67, of Goshen, Ind. He and another Indiana man have been charged with murder nearly a half-century after a 17-year-old girl was found dead in a river after she failed to return home from her job at a church camp, state police announced Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Bandy and John Wayne Lehman, 67, of Auburn, were both arrested Monday, Feb. 6, on one count each of murder in Laurel Jean Mitchell's August 1975 killing, said Capt. Kevin Smith of Indiana State Police. (Noble County Jail via AP) This photo provided by the Indiana State Police shows John Wayne Lehman, 67, of Auburn, Ind. He and another Indiana man have been charged with murder nearly a half-century after a 17-year-old girl was found dead in a river after she failed to return home from her job at a church camp, state police announced Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Lehman and Fred Bandy Jr. were both arrested Monday, Feb. 6, on one count each of murder in Laurel Jean Mitchell's August 1975 killing, said Capt. Kevin Smith of Indiana State Police. (Noble County Jail via AP) This photo provided by the Indiana State Police shows Fred Bandy Jr., 67, of Goshen, Ind. He and another Indiana man have been charged with murder nearly a half-century after a 17-year-old girl was found dead in a river after she failed to return home from her job at a church camp, state police announced Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023. Bandy and John Wayne Lehman, 67, of Auburn, were both arrested Monday, Feb. 6, on one count each of murder in Laurel Jean Mitchell's August 1975 killing, said Capt. Kevin Smith of Indiana State Police. (Noble County Jail via AP)
2 men arrested in 1975 slaying of Indiana girl, 17