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John M. Turner, 78, was fatally shot during a robbery at his Austin, Indiana coin and jewelry shop on November 7, 2015. A retired Cummins Engine employee and active member of Austin Christian Church, he was well known in the community for his store and his devotion to family and faith.

According to investigators, a man and a woman visited the shop three times that day. On the final visit the woman waited outside in a van while the man entered, shot Turner in the head, took cash and other items, and fled. Police later identified 22-year-old Matt Caudill as the person who entered the store and fired the fatal shot, and Ginger Cox as the woman who acted as the getaway driver. Both were arrested and charged in connection with the robbery and murder.

In August 2016 Matt Caudill pleaded guilty and received an 85-year prison sentence as the triggerman; Ginger Cox was sentenced to 35 years for her role. Did anyone in Austin remember seeing a van circling the area that day or have information about repeated visits to the shop?