Indiana Carries Out Death Sentence for Convicted Child Killer

Jeffrey Weisheit was on death row for the 2010 murders of siblings ages 5 and 8

(Michigan City, Ind.) - Jeffrey Weisheit has died by lethal injection at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.

The Indiana Supreme Court ordered the execution of Weisheit, 50, for the 2010 murders of Alyssa and Caleb Lynch. The siblings were 8 and 5 years old, respectively. Weisheit was dating their mother when he set their Evansville house on fire with the children inside.

According to the Indiana Department of Correction, the execution process started shortly after midnight on Nov. 5, 2026. Weisheit was pronounced dead at 12:45 a.m. CST Nov. 5, 2026.

He had no final words. His final meal was barbecue ribs from Texas Corral and Mountain Dew.

According to the Death Penalty Information Center, Indiana has carried out 23 executions since 1976, including three since executions resumed in December 2024

Gov. Mike Braun issues statement on execution of Jeffrey Weisheit

“Jeffrey Weisheit's case has been heard and reviewed numerous times by both state and federal courts, including the Indiana Supreme Court, since his conviction in 2013. These reviews have never resulted in an overturned sentence.  The State Parole Board issued a unanimous recommendation to deny Weisheit's final appeal for clemency and that his execution proceed as scheduled. Today, Weisheit's sentence has been carried out as ordered by the court." 

Attorney General Todd Rokita today issued the following statement:

“Early this morning, the State of Indiana carried out the lawful sentence of Jeffrey Weisheit, delivering long-awaited justice for Alyssa Lynch and her brother Caleb, two innocent children whose lives were stolen in an act of unspeakable cruelty.

In April 2010, Weisheit bound young Caleb and deliberately set fire to the family’s Evansville home with both children trapped inside. He then fled to Kentucky, where he was arrested. A jury convicted him in 2013 of two counts of murder and arson and imposed the death penalty. That verdict and sentence withstood exhaustive review at every level of the state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court.

I am grateful to the dedicated attorneys in my office’s appeals team, who invested thousands of hours ensuring the jury’s verdict was upheld and the law was faithfully enforced. I also thank the Indiana Department of Correction for carrying out this solemn duty with utmost professionalism.

This case stands as a clear affirmation that those who commit the most heinous crimes against the most vulnerable will be held fully accountable under Indiana law. 

My thoughts and prayers remain with the families of Alyssa and Caleb. Nothing can ever bring their children back, and the pain of this loss will never fully leave them. Yet, hopefully, with this justice being done, they may find some measure of peace.”