Victim’s grandson finds forgiveness in wake of brutal Gary slaying

MERRILLVILLE — Bill Pelke at about 4 p.m. Tuesday received the phone call he had been waiting for since Paula Cooper walked out of the Rockville Correctional Facility on Monday morning a free woman. “Paula Cooper is safe. They guaranteed it,” Pelke said, a slight …Read More

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