Harry Edward Greenwell: Timeline of Crimes

Damion Moore

Our investigation into Greenwell is much from over. Tanna, Jenn and I realized of his identification simply 90 hours earlier than the scheduled press convention and scrambled to get the freshest and correct data obtainable. To date, all data and materials gathered right here have been via cursory searches, newspaper databases, skip hint software program, interviews. and so forth… ACJ’s first batch of FOIA requests went out Monday morning April 4, 2022.

Undated mugshot of Greenwell Photograph Credit score: *Tanna Burnett American Crime Journal*

As Greenwell’s intensive legal background started to emerge within the hours main as much as the press convention, the query on my thoughts was, “the place did this all go incorrect?”

In case you watched my interview on Grey Hughes Investigates, earlier than we went stay, I informed Mr. Hughes Harry Edward Greenwell’s full name and we discussed ACJ’s conflict in releasing his full name the evening before scheduled press conference and angrier I got as the minutes drew closure to the press conference.

Make no mistake, regulation enforcement, lawmakers and our courts failed Vicki Heath, Peggy Gill, Jeanne Gilbert, the Columbus survivor and the sufferer of the Rochester Assault in 1991 (lifeless or alive) and the numerous victims of home violence and sexual assault every 12 months. That a lot was clear.

Have been they going to deal with this as an enormous win? Have been they going to attempt to clear and shut the books different chilly circumstances? Would there be full transparency (the offender is lifeless, but for some purpose companies nonetheless attempt to conceal behind “that is an ongoing instigation”, was the offender’s title recognized to investigators in a number of of the crimes, and lots of extra vital questions like what errors had been made.

One factor I do wish to clarify, regulation enforcement companies and detectives can’t reply for different jurisdictions, the courts and the legal guidelines on the books, although they’re usually accused of not “doing sufficient” after they don’t have any energy over it. That’s earlier than we get into course of, technicalities, guidelines and necessities.

That is why it’s very important, that if regulation enforcement is silent going into a serious multijurisdictional press convention and the only a few particulars which might be obtainable demonstrates there have been apparent issues from the beginning and questions that not solely the household and public have a proper know and the regulation states that companies are required to offer these solutions however refuse to reply these questions or try to perpetuate that “these questions” are for a later date and never “this press launch”.

These press conferences and media releases for via town, county and state attorneys.

They similar to some other authorities company or entity; potential legal responsibility is the first concern. Tuesday’s press convention was far worse than I might ever think about.

I’ll save that for the article that I’ve been engaged on since Monday afternoon. Freedom of Info Act (FOIA) requests will take time and prices 1000’s of {dollars}. In order that does take instances to avoid wasting and construct funds, then determine which of them we are going to attempt to get hold of first. None of that features journey bills, charges and prices getting extra data from native libraries, interviews and so forth.

Our main concern was how the Indiana State Police, Elizabethtown Police Division, Columbus Police Division and FBI had been going to deal with the press convention.

By Monday morning it was clear to Tanna, Jenn and I, that Harry Edward Greenwell or The I-65 Killer was an ideal instance of nearly all the pieces incorrect with the U.S. Justice system. From ideas and philosophies in legal investigations and apprehension to the courts. Beginning with caseload priorities, the idea of bail and bonds and going all the way in which all the way down to sentencing pointers, obligatory minimums and judicial accountability. Then we’ve corrections and institutionalization. From prioritizing violent and harmful offenders (sure there’s a distinction between violent and harmful) over non-violent offenders and victimless crimes. We additionally lack competency and consciousness in terms of using incarceration. Realizing when or if it’s even obligatory or doing extra hurt than good. Final however not least, lawmakers and America’s failure to correctly handle home violence and violence in opposition to ladies and youngsters to this very day,

Let’s check out simply a number of the legal exploits of the I-65 Serial Killer

Church Housebreaking, Highspeed Chase and Taking pictures

On or about August 10, 1960, 15-year-old Greenwell, of Louisville is with convicted felon Burnes Arnold Stinson, 25. It seem the 2 had been trying to unload contraband to a sequence gang (cigarettes are forex in jail. A contemporary pack of cigarettes in some prisons are price as much as $100) working on the metropolis workhouse. One other article states Stinson and Greenwell approached the chain gang and had been to be pulled over for loitering. Once they ordered Stinson out of the automobile, he took off with detectives in pursuit. Throughout the brief highspeed chase, detectives fired on the automobile which trigger Stinson to lose management and crashed a block away from town workhouse.

Upon inspection of the automobile, police get well about $1200 price of musical devices stolen from an East Nashville Church per week prior.

Escape from Kentucky Village (Juvenile Corridor)

In October 1962, Harry Greenwell and Lovell Jordan each 17, and Michael Payne, 16, escaped from Kentucky Village Youth Detention Middle. The three stole a automobile from the Spring Valley Nation Membership.

Regardless of the escape, no fees had been filed in relation to the the theft of the automobile.

The Nice Escape- March 1, 1965

Greenwell now 20, was sitting in a holdover cell on the Jefferson County Quarterly Courtroom whereas the choose was dismissing fees of “ethical violations”. The prosecuting witnesses and kail prisoners refused to cooperate and testify in opposition to Greenwell. Because the choose was dismissing the costs, Greenwell kicked the wire display screen out of the two-story window and jumped twenty ft to freedom.

It’s vital to notice that Greenwell was not going to be launched. He was nonetheless being held on 4 counts of dwellinghouse breaking (breaking and getting into)

Elizabethtown Seize- March 2, 1965

Harry Greenwell didn’t get far after his daring escape. He was apprehended round 3:15 a.m. on the Greyhound Bus Station Depot restaurant. After he return to Jefferson County Courtroom, the prosecutor put in a movement to revoke his 5 12 months suspened sentence for theft. He had plead responsible to the theft on April 12, 1963.

Greenwell Will get Robbed- August 6, 1977

August 5, 1977, round 2 a.m., Greenwell referred to as police and claimed he was robbed of $400 by 5 males, three of them armed

Escape from Allamakee County Jail- June 11, 1982

Captured again- June 30, 1982

Harry Edward Greenwell was captured once more. This time he was hiding out in a pasture on the Clete McKee Farm, which is on the west fringe of Lansing. Greenwell was captured by Allamakee County Sheriff deputies. A tip got here in that Greenwell was in Lansing after they noticed his image on a wished poster.

Greenwell enters Not Responsible Plea- July 28, 1982

Greenwell Sentenced to Two Years in Jail for Escapes

Dwelling Invasion and Dometic Violence- March 24, 1989

Three weeks after the sexual assaults and murders of Peggy Gill and Jeanne Gilbert on March 3, 1989, Harry Greenwell’s spouse agreed to maneuver in him at their new place. No less than that’s what he thought. Like most home violence victims, they slowly and regularly wish to pull out of the connection out of concern that simply leaving will set them off.

In response to one other newspaper report, that’s precisely what she did. Each she and Greenwell have been separated and again collectively quite a few instances. For her the connection was over and he or she was completed.

Getting Greenwell to just accept was one other story.

When his estranged spouse didn’t arrive on the specified time that they agreed on, Harry Greenwell flew right into a rage. Round 7 p.m. he arrived at his mother-in-law’s residence, kicked the door in, grabbed his spouse and dragged her out of the home and commenced to strangling her in the midst of the road. He then pressured her to stroll with him by grabbing her arms. They walked down Jackson Road and reached Tenth Road, the place he started choking and threating her in entrance of Mr. Stix Tavern.

She faked being severely injured to cease the abuse and get away from him, so he allowed her to go to St. Frances Medical Middle the place she was handled and launched.

Police later discovered Harry Edward Greenwell in a North Facet parking zone and arrested him. He later was launched on a signature bond underneath the situation that he don’t have any contact together with his estranged spouse.

Second Occasions the Allure- March 26, 1989

Two days later police had been referred to as to Linus’ Tavern and caught Greenwell there yelling at his estranged spouse. Greenwell was arrested for violating the situations of his bond and the no contact order and brought to jail

Greenwell Stabbed by Stepdaughter- October 14, 1998

We have an interest on this incident for a lot of causes. First, he was stabbed by his 15-year-old stepdaughter. We additionally know that Greenwell most popular to make use of knives to initially management his victims, till he might get them to a location the place they had been remoted. He had lower Peggy Gill and repeatedly stabbed each the Columbus sufferer and the Rochester sufferer.

Second, he was arrested for being a felon in possession of a firearm. What kind of gun was it? Was it one of many homicide weapons? Was it the .44 magnum used within the Wright and Lloyd robbery-homicides?

Final, however definitely not least- why wasn’t he put in jail? Have been the costs dropped? Was he convicted? Greenwell up till this level had an in depth legal document that included escapes from custody that landed him two years in jail, violence in opposition to ladies, breaking and getting into and a number of robberies that landed in jail for 5 years.