GREENE COUNTY — Dozens of Central Indiana families are suing a Greene County headstone company, saying they never got what they paid for.
Customers told WRTV Investigates Kara Kenney the business closed its doors in January with no warning. WRTV Investigates counted more than 70 small claims lawsuits filed this year against Austin Memorial Arts, Richard King or both. On February 16, Roudebush filed a small claims lawsuit against Austin Memorial Arts and he later amended it to also include Richard King.“I just want my stone,” said Roudebush.Her father, Larry Martindale, died in September 2023 in a farming accident.
"I doubt we will ever see it, but I'm hoping that the State Police will be getting the criminal case so that we can see criminal charges,” said Walls. “I'd like to see him in a very small, dark, dank jail cell."“The Indiana State Police is conducting a criminal investigation into the matter,” said Sgt. Kevin Getz with ISP’s Bloomington Post.
WRTV Investigates was in court and did not see an attorney there to represent King or Austin Memorial Arts.