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Third man charged with Amanda Blackburn's murder

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INDIANAPOLIS -- Diano Gordon, the third man arrested in connection with the death of Amanda Blackburn, was formally charged Thursday with her murder.

Gordon, 24, was arrested in November with two other men – Larry Taylor, 18, and Jalen Watson, 21 – but was initially charged only with burglary, robbery and theft.

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Prosecutors added two counts of murder Thursday to the list of charges against Watson.

Following his arrest, Taylor was also charged in the robbery and shooting death of Rolando Gonzalez-Hernandez on Nov. 4.

All three men were being held at the Marion County Jail.

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