Cord Jefferey Colgrove, a 35-year-old white man, was found with a gunshot wound to the face in the 1400 west block of 400 South in North Judson, Indiana, on the evening of March 3, 2017, and was pronounced dead at the scene. The killing deeply affected the small community and his family, who remembered him as a talented tattoo artist, handyman and mechanic, an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish and hunt, and a generous person.Cord Colgrove’s death led investigators to two people. Thirty-year-old Edward Shea Blackburn and 39-year-old Augusta Hadden, identified as Colgrove’s ex-girlfriend, were located and arrested the next day at a Springhill Suites in Mishawaka.

Blackburn was charged with murder; Hadden was initially charged with assisting a criminal, with court papers alleging she disposed of a cell phone from Blackburn’s truck after the shooting, but that felony charge was later dismissed.At trial, Blackburn’s defense said the shooting was self-defense and that Colgrove had sent threatening messages and caused property damage. A jury found Blackburn guilty of murder, and at sentencing the judge noted Blackburn’s criminal history and that he was on probation and legally prohibited from possessing a firearm; Blackburn received the maximum 65-year prison term.

Anyone who knew Cord Colgrove or has information about the case is asked to share what they know.