Fox News:
An 18-year-old man charged with killing a couple and fleeing with their 14-year-old daughter has been captured in Indiana, police said.
David Ludwig, 18, was apprehended about 12:30 p.m. EST on Monday after a car he was driving crashed into a tree about 20 miles west of Indianapolis following a pursuit by State Police, 1st Sgt. Dave Bursten said.
“The car got into a little bit of an accident. … They are both OK,” Warwick Township Police Chief Rich Garipoli said.
The teens were handcuffed and taken away from the scene in Belleville, Ind., in separate cars. Ludwig is charged with two counts of homicide and kidnapping.
“This was premeditated,” Lancaster County District Attorney Donald Totaro said of the crimes committed over the past two days, which warrant life in prison
Police earlier had said the two were spotted at a gas station near exit 173 of Interstate 80. There were conflicting reports of whether or not the teens had changed their appearance, and a sandwich shop worker described Kara Beth Borden’s face as swollen, possibly indicating she had been crying, Lititz Police Chief William Seace said.
I guess disobeying parents isn’t as glamarous as you’d think?
Anyway…
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November 14th, 2005 at 2:47 pm
The Borden incident had eerie similarities to the Charlie Starkweather/Caril Fugate case in 1958. Their murderous rampage ened only after nearly a dozen people died, and the question of Fugate’s “abduction” has never been settled definitively. Fortunately, this whole new chapter has ended without more bloodshed, and we’ll see justice unfold as more questions are answered.
November 14th, 2005 at 4:49 pm
This is so sad. And it’s even sadder( is that a word?) that she was disobeying her parents.
November 15th, 2005 at 9:29 am
Well, we don’t know the whole story yet. Did he kidnap her against her will? Or did she run away with him? The latter seems most likely though.
November 15th, 2005 at 10:22 am
Interesting blog you keep.
November 15th, 2005 at 12:22 pm
MVB,
Good questions. He came into the house with a gun, killed the parents after an arguement…then what? Did you take the girl by force (he had a gun obviously)?
I would wonder–did she previously talk about her problems with her parents being against the relationship and perhaps the guy said “I’ll take care of it” and she really didn’t know what he meant?
I’ve checked out both of their blogs (the usual xanga/myspace thing) and it’s amazing to me to see “christian kids” on their sites. She labels herself as a chrisitan invloved with her youth group.
But things should play out today or tomorrow.
November 16th, 2005 at 1:08 pm
Well, the police arrested both of them, so the police obviously know more than we do about what really happened.
November 16th, 2005 at 2:46 pm
Actually, she was not arrested.
Fox reported:
It has been confirmed that both of them were homeschooled. I had wondered about that.
November 16th, 2005 at 3:17 pm
Another interesting thing: she had a blog. It and Ludwig’s blog have both been shut down. Both had Xanga and MySpace.
This blog has more.
November 16th, 2005 at 3:31 pm
Interestingly, Kara says she is 17 on her myspace.
November 16th, 2005 at 3:34 pm
Maybe I should be updating the post? But I won’t. Here is Ludwig’s blog: Haydren.. It’s scary, but it says a lot.
November 16th, 2005 at 3:35 pm
One last thing: His Interests: Rock climbing, hanging out with friends, computers, movies, swimming, volleyball, dirtbiking, playing cards, eating candy, spending money, traveling, pulling stupid pranks, having soft air gun wars, and various other things.
Expertise: Computers, volleyball, movies, getting in trouble :-p
Occupation: Student
Industry: Medical
I don’t think he’ll be a medical student. Such a sad story.