A hearing is scheduled for August 21st to determine whether Judge Chris Monroe should remove himself from the case and whether the trial can be moved outside Bartholomew County. The Seymour residents disappeared Aug. 15, 1998. The state is seeking life without parole. Bassett is scheduled for trial October 31st. Family members ran to a nearby pay phone to call 911.
Investigators believe the child climbed onto a stool near the trough and fell into the water.
A worker at an automotive parts factory was killed when a gear press tipped over and crushed him. Bill Lewis, Fairfield's vice president of human resources, said the press, which is used for making custom gears, had been moved so workers could clean underneath it. He wasn't sure how much the device weighs. Lewis said a hoist had to be used to lift the press off of Sanson. The company employs about 1,200 people.