Byline Episode 45: Shotgun killer terrorized Northwest Indiana

In the early 90s, a series of brutal murders with a shotgun left the people of Northwest Indiana terrified and calling for the killer's capture. The search and investigation would prove a challenge for local authorities.

Byline, Episode 43: The murder of Christian Choate

For two years, 13-year-old Christian Choate's body went undiscovered by law enforcement, slowly decaying inside a Rubbermaid container underneath a storage shed in Gary. After being exhumed, the investigation revealed a troubled past of abuse surrounding the boy's life.

Byline, Episode 42: A serial killer in Hammond

Abandoned at age 9 by his mother at a "snake-pit" mental institution in Chicago, David Maust went on to brutally kill five teenage boys and harm at least a dozen others. He stabbed his victims, tied them up, beat them and strangled them.

Byline, Episode 41: Serial killer terrorized NWI and beyond

Larry Eyler, dubbed the "Highway Killer," terrorized Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky and Wisconsin with his murders of hitchhikers, primarily men. Four of his victims ended up in Newton County. Though two were identified, two remain unidentified to this day. One man has a mission to "bring them home."

Byline, Episode 40: 40 years later, Given case still rocks Region

The murder of Jay Given is one of the Region's oldest cold cases. Those involved with the investigation provide their accounts from the nearly 40-year-old murder. The second installment reflecting the Times' 'Crimes that Rocked the Region' series.

Byline, Episode 39: Victim's strangulation murder in Crown Point reverberates

Her lifeless, strangled body was found partially naked in a Crown Point cornfield, and now her admitted murderer is a free man residing in a city that was home to the crime. It started out as a missing person's case nearly four decades ago when Robin Szafasz, then 20, of Griffith, never came home …

Byline, Episode 38: Teens spur change around mental health

The North Township Trustee's office is often seeking ways to engage with and improve the livelihood of teens. One of the office's recent projects, 13 Reasons Why Not, is a campaign centered on educating peers on topics of suicide, mental health, stress and more.

Byline, Episode 37: High school teachers, students discuss President Trump in the classroom

In the first year of his presidency, and throughout this campaign, insults in speeches, interviews and tweets are often found in President Trump's language. He likely isn't the only president to speak so abrasively at times, but the last presidents to publicly act brashly have been dead for decades…

Byline, Episode 36: Questioning the safety of home daycares in the Region

In April, Merrillville police and town councilmembers were shocked when an assortment of loaded guns, knives and alcohol bottles were found in a home daycare belonging to Tawana Cole. With around 200 home daycares in the Region, it begged the question of whether or not this occurrence was an anomal…

Byline, Episode 35: Analyzing the fate of John Buncich

Lake County swore in a new sheriff, Oscar Martinez Jr., on Saturday. He will take over a position that has carried a black eye for the past few months due to the federal indictment of former Sheriff John Buncich. Buncich's trial was in August. The prosecution presented testimony and evidence from …