In autumn 2008 two elderly men, Milton Lindgren and Eric Hendricks, were found murdered inside their Indianapolis home. The crime scene initially suggested a hate crime, but investigators later focused on a man who had lived with the victims and presented himself as a doctor while acting as Hendricks’ caretaker.

That man, Michael Brown, had been seen by police and prosecutors as financially exploiting Lindgren and Hendricks: using their credit cards and attempting to change their mailing address. Brown and a neighbor were the ones who entered the house after expressing concern and later Brown attended Lindgren’s memorial. Prosecutors say elements of the scene were staged to mislead investigators and conceal a theft-motivated crime.

A warrant was issued charging Brown with two counts of murder; he fled, was arrested in San Diego, and extradited to Indiana. In October 2010 Brown was convicted and later sentenced. Did anyone in Indianapolis know Michael Brown or notice suspicious activity at the men’s home before the murders?