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Joseph Edward Corcoran (April 18, 1975 – December 18, 2024) was an American convicted mass murderer who was executed for a quadruple murder case in Indiana. Corcoran was found guilty of the 1997 murders of his brother, his sister's fiancé, and two of their friends at his house in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and he was sentenced to death in 1999.
Thomas Christopher Henry [1] (November 8, 1951 – March 28, 2024) was an American businessman and politician who was the 35th Mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana, from 2008 until his death in 2024. A member of the Democratic Party , Henry served five terms on Fort Wayne City Council from 1984 to 2004, representing the 3rd District.
Ann L. Colone (June 11, 1930 – June 12, 2007) was a pioneering female broadcaster in Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, whose career as TV host spanned three decades. [1] [2] She was the first female radio disc jockey for WGL (AM) [3] and was a regular contributor at WANE-TV, which is a CBS affiliate, since it went on air in 1958, and she became well known as the first local female TV host ...
Jasper was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. [2]Jasper received his LL.B from the Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington in 1932. In addition to studying law, he lettered in both football and basketball and served as president of both his senior class and the Board of Aeons, a student advisory organization to the university president.
Robert E. Armstrong, Fort Wayne Mayor (1975–1979), Allen County Councilman (1990–2002) Paul W. Baade, major general in the United States Army; Harry W. Baals, Fort Wayne mayor (1934–1947, 1951–1954) Paul Frank Baer, first flying ace in American military aviation
The Journal Gazette traces its origins to 1863 when The Fort Wayne Gazette was founded. [1] It was originally founded to support Lincoln and oppose slavery. In 1899, The Fort Wayne Gazette merged with The Journal to create The Journal Gazette. [1] The Journal Gazette has always been a privately owned newspaper.
Sharon Tucker is an American politician who has been mayor of Fort Wayne, Indiana since April 2024, [1] the second-largest city in the state.She previously served as a Fort Wayne City Councilwoman from the 6th District from 2020 to 2024, and previously served as a member of the Allen County Council from 2015 to 2020. [2]
The News-Sentinel traces its origins to 1833, when The Sentinel was established as a weekly paper. The Sentinel was owned for a year and half in 1878-79 by Fort Wayne native William Rockhill Nelson who went on to found and make his fortune with The Kansas City Star.