08072013 - News Article - Slain woman's parents sue convicted killer, dad

Slain woman's parents sue convicted killer, dad
NWI Times
August 07, 2013
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/state-and-regional/indiana/slain-woman-s-parents-sue-convicted-killer-dad/article_25d8200e-871e-5363-9425-7dc1fae47dd0.html

The parents of a northern Indiana woman fatally shot in 2011 are suing the man convicted in her killing and his father.

William and Sandra Bach's civil suit seeks an unspecified amount of money from Dustin McCowan and his father, Joseph Elliott McCowan.

Dustin McCowan was sentenced in March to 60 years in prison in the fatal September 2011 shooting of his 19-year-old ex-girlfriend, Amanda Bach of Portage.

The Bachs' suit accuses Joseph McCowan of contributing to the murder by not properly securing his firearms, one of which Dustin McCowan is believed to have used to kill Bach.

The Times of Munster reports ( http://bit.ly/11K9Sj8) police have said they believe Joseph McCowan, a Crown Point police officer, may have helped his son try to cover up the murder.