politics
April 3, 2026
Woman charged in Indiana root beer float murder orders hit on best friend, police say
When Marsha Allen's Freetown, Indiana, home was burglarized on Sept. 19, 2023, the last thing investigators expected to uncover was a murder and a hit list of more potential victims.
TL;DR
- A burglary at Marsha Allen's home revealed evidence of her husband Harold Allen's murder, allegedly by poisoning.
- Steven White, a friend of Marsha's daughter Ashley Jones, confessed to the burglary and implicated Marsha and Ashley in Harold's murder.
- Investigators found text messages indicating multiple attempts to poison Harold Allen, with the final successful attempt involving ethylene glycol in a root beer float.
- Marsha Allen died by suicide after being questioned by police.
- Ashley Jones was charged with murder and later compiled a "kill list" in jail, reportedly targeting witnesses.
- Jones pleaded guilty to attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder, receiving a 50-year sentence.
- Steven White received a three-and-a-half-year sentence for his role in the burglary.
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