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Boone County judge finds Graham Bixler guilty but mentally ill in mother’s killing
Graham Bixler, 33, was convicted in a two-day bench trial for the 2024 killing of his mother, Kristin Bixler. His defense argued he was not responsible by reason of insanity.
A Boone County judge found Graham Bixler guilty but mentally ill in the 2024 killing of his mother, Kristin Bixler, Prosecutor Kent Eastwood announced Oct. 13, 2026.
Bixler, 33, was convicted after a two-day trial before a judge. His defense argued that he was not responsible for his mother’s murder by reason of insanity.
The killing took place in 2024 in Zionsville. The announcement did not include further details about the judge’s findings or any sentence.