June 19, 2025
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After mothers alleged murder, woman starts nonprofit to help train law enforcement
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ANDERSON --
For more than seven months, Megan Tomlinson worked to bring justice to her mother, who was reportedly murdered by her husband.
Leslie Hope Houston died on Oct. 17, 2024; her husband, John Daughtery, was charged with her murder on May 27.
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Tomlinson spent time after her mother died reviewing autopsy results (...) seeking answers.
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[Chief Deputy Prosecutor Andrew] Hanna said he supports the creation of the not-for-profit organization.
"Megan is making the best of an incredibly difficult situation to both prevent these kinds of cases from happening in the first place and to help provide training and information to law enforcement needs to solve these cases when they do occur. (...) Their work bridges the gap between policy and lived experience, between research and reform."
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May 30, 2025 / 10:31 AM EDT
Docs: Anderson man charged with killing wife in domestic violence incident | FOX59
ANDERSON, Ind. –
An Anderson man has been charged after his wife reportedly died from a brain bleed resulting from alleged domestic violence.
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According to court documents, 48-year-old John Daughtery has been charged with murder in relation to an incident that occurred in October 2024. Madison County court officials are also seeking a habitual offender enhancement.
Honoring Leslie | FOX59 Reporter, Angela Ganote
If you have followed me very long you know that I don’t post a suspect and victim photo next to one another.
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Having said that, I wanted to honor Leslie Houston. Anderson police say she was murdered last October and an arrest was just made in her case yesterday.
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Below are pictures of her and her only child Megan through the years and now as an adult holding her mother’s hand in the hospital bed.
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Leslie’s husband is now charged with her murder. It is believed he strangled her.
May 30, 2025
May 30, 2025
An Anderson man faces murder charges accused of beating and strangling his wife to her death.
| FOX59 Reporter, Angela Ganote
Leslie Houston was found unconscious on the floor of her home by medics back in October of last year. Her husband John Daughtery claimed she had fallen.
The day before she was found dead, Leslie's daughter requested police do a welfare check on her mom. Police confirm they went to the home and they believed she was ok.
The next day Leslie was rushed to the hospital, a CT scan found a massive head injury that was not survivable. She also had horrific bruises and injuries in different stages of heeling on her feet, arms, legs, neck, and breast. A neurosurgical team found Leslie was a victim of domestic abuse and possible strangulation that was foul play.
According to the PC two weeks before Leslie died she reached out to her daughter telling her Daughtery was beating her and that she was going to leave him and file for a protective order.
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