A partial fingerprint on a cell phone helped lead to the arrest of an Indiana man on murder and other charges in the fatal stabbings of a couple in 2017.
A cellphone analysis and partial fingerprint on a cellphone have led to the arrest of a Fort Wayne, Indiana man on murder and other charges in the fatal stabbings of a couple in 2017.
Dustin Neal, 35, was charged Friday with two counts each of murder, felony murder and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury in the June 2017 slayings of 25 year-old Noele Trice and 29-year-old Bryan Lash.The couple was found dead the morning after hosting a party that Neal attended, court documents said.
Police and an FBI agent conducted an analysis of Neal's cellphone in October that showed it pinged off a cell site near the victims' home on the morning of the slayings despite his contention he had not returned to the home after leaving the party, documents said.A new witness told police in October that Neal was bragging about committing the murders, saying he had broken into the couple's home to steal marijuana but Lash had woke up during the burglary.
Another witness asked Neal if he had committed the murders, to which Neal initially declined to comment but he then followed it up with"I have five bodies under me," the station reported, citing court documents."We're obviously very pleased with the fact that we were able to bring a conclusion to this case with the arrest of Dustin Neal," Detective Brian Martin told WANE-TV.
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