Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Marion County judge rejected a request from Sarah Jo Pender, a woman once likened to a murderous cult leader from the 1960s, to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. "Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." In 2002, Sarah Jo Pender was found ...

Larry Sells called Sarah Jo Pender the "female Charles Manson" when he persuaded a jury in 2002 that she orchestrated the killings of two people. Years later, he wonders if she was given a fair trial.

Sarah Jo Pender, an Indiana woman convicted of two murders, has spent more than 20 years behind bars — save for the months she spent evading authorities after a prison break. Now Pender’s case and her ...