A former Kentucky man was sentenced to 20 years Tuesday under a plea deal in connection with a 1994 Gary cold case murder.
Gerald L. Smith, now 62, previously of Madisonville, Kentucky, pleaded guilty April 30 for Class A felony rape in the June 17, 1994, death of Gloria Hansell, 69.Deputy Prosecutor Arturo Balcazar said Hansell was attacked in her own home. Court records show Smith had dated one of Hansell’s daughters decades earlier and was back in town.
On June 17, 1994, Hansell was raped and found strangled with an electrical cord, according to Post-Tribune archives. Hansell had also told the witness that Smith had tried to kiss her neck inside her house, which was unwanted and made her uncomfortable, according to the release.
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