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Silver Alert Issued as Search Continues for 72-Year-Old Convicted Killer Missing in Southern Indiana

Local officials question the days-long wait to alert the public after the Scottsburg parolee disappeared.

Overview

  • Indiana State Police say Roger Caldwell, 72, was last seen around 8:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 12, in Scottsburg and remains unaccounted for.
  • A Silver Alert was issued Monday, with officers stating he could be in extreme danger and providing a description and clothing details.
  • Caldwell was convicted in 1996 of killing Boy Scout camp groundskeeper Andy Campbell and was found guilty mentally ill, according to court records.
  • He was released on parole in February to the Oxford House sober living residence in a Scottsburg neighborhood, authorities said.
  • Scott County’s sheriff questioned the days-long delay to notify the public as the Department of Correction issued a BOLO Tuesday and urged anyone who sees Caldwell to call 911 and avoid contact.