Indiana State Police solve 1977 murder case of WWI vet Everett Armstrong; James McBride II identified as killer.

Nearly five decades after a World War I veteran was found shot to death in his Indiana home, state police say they’ve finally ...

Indiana State Police said they have solved a cold case murder from 1977. Police said on Aug. 9, 1977, 84-year-old Everett ...

ADAMS COUNTY, Ind.–An Indiana murder case from 1977 has been solved after nearly 50 years. Everett Armstrong, an 84-year-old ...

A DNA sample helped identify the suspect as Ricky Lee Stallworth, a 27-year-old Air Force airman at the time of the murder, police said.

In 2025, the Indiana State Police Cold Case Team met with Adams County Prosecutor Jeremy Brown and presented the evidence.

The World War I veteran was found dead from a single gunshot wound in 1977, but for decades, his murder went unsolved.