The Warsaw Police Department is investigating a recent residential fire as a homicide after a woman died in the fire.
On December 19 police were called to a fire at 1031 E. Smith Street in Warsaw, and found 34-year-old Sarah Gibbs deceased inside the residence.
A forensic autopsy was performed on Gibbs body and it indicated that the injuries sustained by Gibbs were not associated with the progression of the fire.
Kosciusko County Coroner, Michael Wilson, advised, “These injuries are consistent with injuries associated with an assault by someone other than oneself.”
These findings, along with the preliminary findings of the forensic pathologist, indicate that Sarah Gibbs’ death was the result of an intentional, deliberate act of another, and not self- inflicted.
While fire investigators continue the investigation into the cause and origin in which the fire started, Warsaw Police detectives are investigating the death of Sarah Gibbs as a homicide.
The Warsaw Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance with this ongoing investigation. Anyone familiar with Sarah Gibbs and/or anyone that may have information pertaining to this investigation is asked to call the Warsaw Police Department Detective Division tip line at (574) 807-9159.
Sarah Gibbs is the daughter of Betty Glaub Gibbs and Howard Gibbs of Plymouth. As a child she was diagnosed with autism and grew up in the Warsaw area. She graduated from Warsaw High School and with the assistance of the Cardinal Center lived independently.
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