INDIANAPOLIS – An Illinois man implicated in the deaths of women in multiple states will remain on the hook for killing a Hoosier victim — an Indianapolis woman named Carma Purpura — thanks to the work of Attorney General Todd Rokita’s appeals team.
On March 12, the Indiana Court of Appeals affirmed the murder conviction of Bruce Mendenhall.
“Monsters walk among us,” Attorney General Rokita said. “It’s the job of our criminal justice system to identify them, hold them accountable, and keep our communities safe. For the sake of Carma Purpura and all Hoosier victims, our team will continue doing its part on the appeals front.”
Attorney General Rokita expressed particular gratitude to Deputy Attorney General Michelle Hawk Kazmierczak for her work on this case, as well as Criminal Appeals Section Chief Kelly Loy and Chief Counsel of Appeals Angela Sanchez…