Woman Charged With Reckless Homicide In Jail

Vickie Holdcraft

Dearborn County Sheriff's Dept.

(Lawrenceburg, Ind.) - The woman who allegedly left her sister to rot in a chair for three weeks is now in police custody.

 

Vickie Holdcraft was indicted on Friday, February 3 by a Dearborn County Grand Jury on charges including Reckless Homicide, Neglect of a Dependant, and Perjury.

 

Holdcraft, 58, was booked into the Dearborn County Law Enforcement Center at about 4:30 Monday afternoon.

 

No bond amount had been set. Holdcraft will likely make her initial appearance in court sometime this week.

 

Holdcraft’s sister, Priscilla “Pody” Frieberger, died last October 2 after EMTs found her stuck to a cloth recliner in the home the sisters shared  at 661 Wilson Creek Road in Lawrenceburg. The chair had to be removed at nearby Dearborn County Hospital, where the 61-year-old died soon afterwards.

 

The cause of Frieberger’s death was determined to be a combination of pneumonia and blood poisoning. Frieberger also had ten times the therapeutic level of the painkiller Tramadol in her system.

 

Prosecutors said Holdcraft, an employee of the Dearborn County Health Department, was supposed to be the caretaker of her obese and disabled sister.

 

LINKS:

 

Woman Still Wanted After Leaving Sister In Chair

 

Woman Left Sister To Die In Chair

More from Local News

Events

Hebron Man Charged in Child Pornography Investigation

The suspect, James McReynolds, 33, of Hebron, was arrested.

Lawrenceburg Municipal Utilities Receives National Recognition

Lawrenceburg Municipal Utilities’ average outage time per year is 27 minutes.

Duke Energy Crews Restore Power to More Than 74,000 after Severe Storms in Indiana

Wind gusts of 65-80 miles per hour caused broken poles, trees in power lines and damage to electric infrastructure.

Local Sports Report - April 2, 2025

Report missing stats and scores to news@eaglecountryonline.com

South Ripley Varsity Basketball Coach Seve Beach Honored by IBCA

He has a 47-25 record in three seasons with the Raiders.

Switzerland County's Cooper Todd Commits to Anderson University

He will now go on to join the defending HCAC champions.

On Air

Your Hometown Radio Station playing
Craig Morgan - American Soundtrack

Fox News Fox News National Newscast 22:01
Keith Whitley I Wonder, Do You Think of Me? 21:58
Dierks Bentley How Am I Doin' 21:54
Mark Chesnutt Goin' Thru The Big D 21:50