The Brief
- Prosecutors have charged 65-year-old Edward Russell Jr. with the 2001 murder of Tonya Renee Armstrong in Gary.
- Armstrong’s family says a Hobart police detective helped solve the case after Russell was linked to four other Indiana killings.
- The family says they finally have closure after waiting more than 25 years for an arrest.
GARY, Ind. – More than 25 years after Tonya Renee Armstrong was found stabbed to death inside a Gary apartment building, prosecutors have charged a man with her murder.
The backstory:
The Lake County Prosecutor’s Office announced that 65-year-old Edward Russell Jr. has been charged with murder in connection with Armstrong’s March 2001 killing.…