US EditionShooting in Santa Claus leaves 2 dead from suspected murder-suicide
Jamie Adkins called authorities reporting she shot her husband before both died from gunshot wounds in a small town, police said.
- On Oct. 14, 2025, Indiana State Police said a suspected murder-suicide in Santa Claus, Indiana left two people dead after Jamie Adkins called 911 reporting she shot her husband.
- The Spencer County Sheriff's Office received a call Tuesday around 12:15 p.m. after Jamie Adkins reported she had shot her husband, and the Indiana State Police described the incident as a "murder-suicide" with multiple agencies responding.
- Authorities said Jamie Adkins was transported by ambulance to Owensboro Hospital in Kentucky where she died, and autopsies are pending with Vanderburgh County Coroner's Office assisting Spencer County authorities.
- The Indiana State Police are leading the investigation with assistance from the Santa Claus Police Department, serving a town of less than 3,000 known for Holiday World.
- Investigators noted the community is roughly a 3,000-person town about an hour outside Louisville.
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Autopsies scheduled for Spencer County murder-suicide
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) -- Autopsies are scheduled for the husband and wife who died in a murder-suicide in Spencer County. Indiana State Police responded to a home in Santa Claus Tuesday afternoon. ISP says Jamie Adkins called the Spencer County Sheriff's Office saying she shot her husband John Adkins. Once inside the home, authorities say they found both with gunshot wounds. The investigation is ongoing.
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106.7 WTLCISP: Murder-Suicide Suspected in Spencer County
Indiana State Police SPENCER COUNTY, Ind.–Police are investigating what they believe to be a murder-suicide in Spencer County. Police say they got a call at around 12:17 pm on Tuesday from 48-year-old Jamie Adkins. She said she shot her husband. “Officers with the Santa Claus Police Department, Indiana State Police and Spencer County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence in Santa Claus Indiana. Officers attempted to make contact with the f…
2 die in suspected murder-suicide in Indiana town of Santa Claus
SANTA CLAUS, Ind. (WISH) — A suspected murder-suicide on Tuesday afternoon in the southern Indiana town of Santa Claus left two people dead, Indiana State Police said. The Spencer County Sheriff’s Office received a call from Jamie Adkins, 48. She said she had shot her husband. Officers from multiple agencies responded to the home, where they found John Adkins, 49, dead with gunshot wounds and Jamie Adkins with a gunshot wound. Jamie Adkins was t…
Shooting in Santa Claus leaves 2 dead from suspected murder-suicide
SPENCER COUNTY, Ind. - The Indiana State Police is working on a suspected murder-suicide case. According to ISP, the Spencer County Sheriff’s Office received a call on Oct. 14 at approximately 12:17 p.m. from Jamie Adkins, 48, stating she had just shot her husband. Officers with the Santa Claus Police Department, Indiana State Police and Spencer County Sheriff’s Office responded to the residence in Santa Claus. Troopers say officers attempted to…
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