Ford, 38, one of two charged in the shooting deaths of Tornor Doby, 29, and Anisha Jackson, 38, was found not guilty of felony murder and attempted burglary after a three-day trial in Allen Superior Court, Judge David Zent presiding. The jury hung on the murder charge, not able to make a decision on the question of self defense.

Maybe because of memories of a lost romance or loneliness, or because of fear or coercion, or maybe the awkward hope of a diamond ring, Priya Whitt kept her silence for years. “Don’t say nothing,” she was told and Reginald Gant and Gregory Robinson expected her to keep her mouth shut.