Crime & Safety
Indiana Execution Nov. 5: Clemency Denial Urged for Death Row Inmate
Michigan City, IN – Indiana is preparing for another execution next week after the state's parole board unanimously recommended denying clemency to a death row inmate convicted of murdering two childr
By Audrey Sloan · 2026-10-28T17:24:36.382Z
Michigan City, IN – Indiana is preparing for another execution next week after the state's parole board unanimously recommended denying clemency to a death row inmate convicted of murdering two children in a 2010 house fire.
According to the Indiana Department of Correction, Jeffrey Allen Weisheit is scheduled to die by lethal injection Thursday, Nov. 5, at Indiana State Prison in Michigan City, located in LaPorte County in northwest Indiana, approximately 60 miles east of Chicago.
The Indiana Parole Board delivered its recommendation to Gov. Mike Braun on Wednesday, Oct. 28, following a clemency hearing earlier this week.
Parole Board Recommends Against Clemency The board recommended rejecting Weisheit's request to commute his death sentence to life imprisonment without parole.
Weisheit was convicted in connection with the April 9, 2010, deaths of Alyssa and Caleb Lynch, two children who were inside a home he set on fire.
According to the board's findings, Weisheit admitted setting the fire but disputed aspects of how it began.
The board reviewed court records, testimony, Weisheit's criminal history, prison conduct and information concerning his mental health.
Despite acknowledging evidence of personal progress during incarceration, board members unanimously concluded that clemency was not warranted.
Governor Faces Final Decision Before Execution Braun will now determine whether to allow the execution to proceed or commute Weisheit's sentence.
The board's recommendation is advisory and does not itself constitute the governor's final decision.
Indiana's most recent execution was carried out Oct. 10, 2025, when Roy Lee Ward was executed for the 2001 murder of 15 year old Stacy Payne in Spencer County.
If carried out as scheduled, Weisheit's execution would be Indiana's first since Ward's death.
The scheduled execution comes as the state continues to confront questions surrounding capital punishment, clemency and the circumstances under which death sentences should be carried out.
As of Wednesday's announcement, the governor's final clemency decision had not been announced.