RETRO INDY

Retro Indy: Photos from the trial of Connie Nicholas

With her attorney Frank Symmes, left, and a nurse, Mrs. Connie Nicholas hears the charges filed against her, August 7, 1958.
With her attorney Frank Symmes, left, and a nurse, Mrs. Connie Nicholas hears the charges filed against her, August 7, 1958.
Robert Lavelle
Connie Nicholas was discharged from Central Hospital and taken to the women's section of the Marion County Jail. She refused comment to anyone. A radio reporter is partially shown at right.
Connie Nicholas was discharged from Central Hospital and taken to the women's section of the Marion County Jail. She refused comment to anyone. A radio reporter is partially shown at right.
JOE YOUNG / THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS
Connie Nicholas emerges from a gate of the Indiana Women's Prison in April 1962, giving way to tears as she goes to the administration building to pick up her release papers. She had served two years for the slaying of Eli Lilly vice president of marketing Forrest Teel in 1958.
Connie Nicholas emerges from a gate of the Indiana Women's Prison in April 1962, giving way to tears as she goes to the administration building to pick up her release papers. She had served two years for the slaying of Eli Lilly vice president of marketing Forrest Teel in 1958.
News Staff Photo By George Tilford
Connie Nicholas, sits at a table in Criminal Court 2.
Connie Nicholas, sits at a table in Criminal Court 2.
George Tilford/The News
Connie Nicholas on the stand during her murder trial on April 10, 1959.
Connie Nicholas on the stand during her murder trial on April 10, 1959.
James Ramsey
With her attorney Frank Symmes, left, and a nurse, Mrs. Connie Nicholas hears the charges filed against her,
With her attorney Frank Symmes, left, and a nurse, Mrs. Connie Nicholas hears the charges filed against her,
Robert Lavelle
Forrest Teel, an Eli Lilly and Co. executive, vice president of marketing, a socially prominent husband and father, not to mention a 32nd-degree Mason.
Forrest Teel, an Eli Lilly and Co. executive, vice president of marketing, a socially prominent husband and father, not to mention a 32nd-degree Mason.
STAR/NEWS PHOTOGRAPHERS