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Indianapolis house explosion investigation now a murder case

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    Eric Shawn reports from New York

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Rumors on Thanksgiving time.

All right well there is a shocking new twist in the Indianapolis house explosion story that we brought you last week in that explosion two people.

Lost their lives and it leveled an entire neighborhood a Marion County prosecutor says the investigation into the November -- blast is now a homicide case.

Eric Shawn is live in our New York studio because look at this look at this shot areas -- -- -- Apps aren't -- hi Martha good morning good morning bell you know usually -- -- house explodes and causes a tragic accident from a natural ghastly.

But now in Indianapolis police are searching for a mysterious white van that they say was parked in front of that house that blew up it could be key to what investigators now call it criminal lack.

Never say the van was about fifteen years old had no windows it was parked in front of that house on and off for several weeks and it raised suspicions.

That explosion on a Saturday afternoon a week and a half ago flattened five homes and damaged eighty when others in this subdivision killing two neighbors.

The owner of the house months -- Shirley and her husband John are divorced and had filed for bankruptcy.

Meanwhile -- ex husband told police that he received a text message from their daughter.

Saying something was wrong -- the furnace at the time of the explosion though surely was at a casino with a boyfriend.

Indianapolis mayor Greg Ballard says what happened is still shocked.

And what the families are going through.

-- -- -- -- -- But there is a secular side to this.

And there is a search for truth.

And there is -- search.

For justice.

And it turns out the surely is boyfriend has a long criminal record but authorities say they don't have any suspects or even a motive at this time Martha.

So I don't know about the victims Barack by the blast did kill the couple lived next door -- -- Dion and Jennifer long -- There were 34 and 36 -- result.

She was descending grade teacher who -- -- for students well -- husband was not trying to say expert he loved his garden and he worked at a home entertainment company.

The funerals were attended by hundreds of people there were held yesterday.

One friend wrote to a local newspaper calling -- on a caring soul.

And Educational Fund has now been established in their memory really so shocked.

Well awful story and if there was any criminal intent.

It will deepen that tragedy there Eric thank you very much.

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