Terry A Anderson, 59, and his wife Darleen, 57, were beaten to death at their rural home in Mongo, LaGrange County, Indiana, on the morning of October 21, 2005. Darleen’s body was found on the living room couch where she appeared to have been sitting with a book and a bowl of popcorn; Terry’s body was later located in a pole barn on the property. Both suffered blunt force trauma to the head.
Investigators reported no signs of forced entry, which led them to conclude the couple probably knew their killer or killers. The apparent motive was robbery: cash, an old muzzleloader, and a few items were missing, while more valuable items such as Darleen’s jewelry were left behind. Law enforcement publicly named a person of interest, coworker Terry Durbin, but he has not been charged in this case due to insufficient evidence.
Family members have voiced differing theories. Terry’s older daughter Sherry Musilek suspects multiple offenders and that the victims knew them. The couple’s daughter Amanda, who found Terry and Darleen that morning, had a history of drug problems, had argued with her father shortly before the murders, was later arrested in 2008 on an unrelated drug manufacturing case at the property, and died of a drug overdose in 2014; she was never charged in connection with the killings. Does anyone have information about who might have been at the Anderson property on October 21, 2005?