The fate of a Zionsville man accused of murdering his mother is in the hands of a Boone County judge.
A bench trial was held Oct. 6-7 for Graham Bixler, 32, who was charged with the murder of his mother, Kristin Bixler, in 2024 in the 5300 block of Old 106th Street. An autopsy determined her cause of death to be blunt-force trauma and sharp-force injuries.
At the center of the trial is Bixler’s mental state. Bixler was found incompetent multiple times, however after stays at a state hospital, his competency was restored…