LaGrange, IN – The Indiana State Police Cold Case Unit is looking for any information in the death of an Amish teen from an incident that happened on March 22, 1969.

As described in the newspaper articles from the period (attached), the Amish teen was killed by a large rock that was thrown from a passing vehicle. The teen and his nephew were in a horse-drawn buggy on LaGrange County Road 300 West near County Road 350 South around midnight. After the rock hit the victim, they hurried home. A neighbor, who drove, took the injured victim to the hospital. The victim, identified as Mervin Lehman of LaGrange, was pronounced dead at the hospital. A unique fact of this case is that there was another similar incident around the same time, on the same night, about two miles away. Both passengers of this Amish buggy were injured in this seperate incident.

The Indiana State Police Cold Case Team is asking for the communities assistance in this case. If anyone has tips, remembers anything of interest, or has information from either incident, they are encouraged to call the Indiana State Police Area 2 Cold Case Team at 1-800-453-4756 or email ispcoldcase@isp.in.gov .