‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ Is Found Guilty of a Third Murder
Bruce Mendenhall was convicted Wednesday in the 2007 killing of Carma Purpura, an Indiana woman with whom he had been speaking at a truck stop.
Edwards Co. man known as ‘truck stop serial killer’ convicted in Ind. woman’s murder
A suspected serial killer from the Tri-State has been found guilty of killing a woman almost 18 years ago, after his trial in Indianapolis.
Man dubbed the "Truck Stop Serial Killer" convicted in Indiana mother's 2007 murder
Former truck driver Bruce Mendenhall has been now been convicted of three murders and is the suspect in several others.
Man known as ‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ found guilty in Indianapolis woman’s murder
Bruce Mendenhall, 73, already is serving two life terms in Tennessee for a pair of murders and still faces trial for an Alabama murder.
‘Truck Stop Serial Killer’ Convicted of Third Murder amid 'Chilling Murder Spree,' Say Prosecutors
Bruce Mendenhall, 73, is already serving life sentences for the killings of Sara Nicole Hulbert and Symantha Winters
Family of woman murdered by suspected serial killer has waited 17 years for justice
Illinois trucker has been convicted of 2 murders in Tennessee. Now he's facing trial for the 2007 murder of an Indianapolis woman.
“Truck Stop Serial Killer” Convicted of Killing Indianapolis Woman
Bruce Mendenhall is a former truck driver from Illinois. He was brought to Marion County from Tennessee to stand trial for the 2007 murder of 31-year-old Carma Purpura of Indianapolis, a mother of two children.
The alleged truck stop serial killer is finally going to trial again
73-year-old Bruce Mendenhall has been dubbed the truck stop serial killer after being linked to multiple murders across the southeast. But he has already been convicted twice of first-degree murder for two victims in Tennessee and is sentenced to life in prison.
Suspected serial killer found guilty 17 years after Indianapolis woman's death
The jury trial for an accused serial killer accused of slaying an Indy woman 17 years ago has ended in a verdict.
Suspected serial killer on trial for 2007 murder of Indianapolis woman
A suspected serial killer is on trial in Indianapolis, charged in the shooting death of a woman who was killed almost 18 years ago. Bruce Mendenhall is already serving two life sentences for killing two women in Tennessee.
Trial begins for accused serial killer truck driver
Bruce Mendenhall is now 73 years old as he shuffled into a sixth-floor courtroom at the Community Justice Center to stand trial for a 2007 murder. Carma Purpura met Mendenhall at the Flying J truck stop on Indianapolis’ far southwest side on July 11,
How an alert detective and a victim named Carma ended trucker's multi-state murder spree
Bruce Mendenhall, a long-haul trucker from Illinois, has been convicted of 2 murders and is a suspect in at least 4 others -- ...
Retired Metro police sergeant testifies in murder trial after catching suspect over a decade ago
A retired police sergeant with the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has served as a key witness in a murder trial ...
Southern Illinois trucker convicted in third killing
The jury trial for an accused serial killer accused of slaying an Indy woman 17 years ago has ended in a verdict.
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Suspected serial killer found guilty in 2007 murder of Indianapolis woman
Bruce Mendenhall is scheduled to be sentenced Feb. 13, 2025. "It is my hope that today’s verdict brings resolution to Carma’s family and others who have waited years for answers and accountability ...