Suspect charged in 4 Indiana homicides from 2002, police say

GARY, Ind. - A man was charged in connection with the killings of at least four people in Gary, Indiana, more than 20 years ago.

What we know:

Edward Russell Jr. was charged in connection with the series of homicides in February 2002, according to the Gary Police Department.

The charges were in connection with the Feb. 9, 2002, killing of Mary Ann Wrencher in the 800 block of Kentucky Street, and the killings of Lenard Johnson, Barbara Hall and Curtis Hall between Feb. 8 and Feb. 12, 2002, in the 800 block of Virginia Street.

Gary police said the case was recently reopened, though he was charged by the Lake County Prosecutor’s Homicide Task Force in July of last year.

What's next:

Russell is currently being held in the Lake County Jail, police said. He's also concurrently serving a separate sentence at the Westville Correctional Facility.