Overview

• Thomas Edward Williams, who died in a Texas prison in 1983, has been identified as the 'Indiana Slasher', a man who abducted and stabbed three young girls in 1975.
• The victims, Kandice Smith, Sheri Rottler Trick, and Kathie Rottler, survived the attack and have been seeking justice for nearly 50 years.
• The case was reopened in 2018 and with the use of forensic genealogy and DNA recovered from the evidence, authorities were able to identify Williams through DNA of his daughter.
• The three survivors were present at the announcement and shared moving testimonies, expressing relief and a sense of closure.
• Williams, originally from Indianapolis, was living near the site of the kidnapping at the time of the crime.