CHARLESTOWN, Indiana — On Wednesday, a southern Indiana man was found guilty of rape, child molestation and burglary after a 20-year-old cold case was reopened last year.
In 2003, a 13-year-old girl was raped and her stepfather, who was trying to save her, was shot. The case went cold in 2005 after two years of investigating.
The case was reopened 20 years later when Charlestown Police Department Detective Jason Broady spoke with an involved family member. Investigators used DNA Analysis to identify David Hollowell as the primary suspect.
Hollowell was arrested in July 2023. He was charged with attempted murder, rape, child molesting and burglary.
On Oct. 26, 2024, a jury found him guilty of attempted murder, rape, child molesting and burglary. He was found not guilty of attempted murder.
Hollowell is set for sentencing on Nov. 13 at 9:30 a.m.
