Adopted Daughter Murders Parents after Learning She Would Be Sent Back

In this shocking true crime case from Evansville, Indiana, a seemingly quiet suburban family is torn apart when 15-year-old adopted daughter Nicole Halverson brutally murders her parents, Rick and Debbie Halverson, after discovering they planned to send her back to Russia. Using a weed wacker as a weapon, Nicole carried out one of the most gruesome family murders in Indiana history. The case took a darker turn when her best friend, Samantha Brooks, was found dead behind an Arby’s, sparking rumors of a staged suicide. With hidden secrets, a forbidden affair between Nicole’s adoptive father and a teenage boy, and a chilling confession, this twisted tale of betrayal, abandonment, and teen violence shocked the entire state.