Midwest Cold Case Files

<p>Young men disappeared from Indianapolis nightlife and were found along highways in Indiana and Ohio. Investigators later considered whether a second killing ground connected the...

<p>A teacher arriving for work found a longtime parish priest dead inside St. Michael School. Decades of investigation and advances in DNA testing have not produced an arrest.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Content...

<p>Two sisters left a neighborhood theater after seeing an Elvis Presley film. Their disappearance triggered a massive search; their murders remain unsolved.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Content advisory: Child victims...

<p>For more than fifty years, Mary Kay Heese's murder was one of Nebraska's oldest cold cases. A late indictment and a controversial plea changed its legal status—but not every unanswered...

<p>A daylight robbery inside a suburban clothing store left five women dead and one survivor. The gunman escaped, but his voice and description remain central to an active investigation.</p><p><br></p><p>Content...

For more than fifty years, Mary Kay Heese's murder was one of Nebraska's oldest cold cases. A late indictment and a controversial plea changed its legal status—but not every unanswered question. Content advisory: Murder...

Eight people, including six children, were killed inside a small Iowa home in 1912. Two trials and more than a century later, the case remains unsolved. Content advisory: Family murder, child victims, and restrained...

Young men disappeared from Indianapolis nightlife and were found along highways in Indiana and Ohio. Investigators later considered whether a second killing ground connected the cases. Content advisory: Serial murder...

A daylight robbery inside a suburban clothing store left five women dead and one survivor. The gunman escaped, but his voice and description remain central to an active investigation. Content advisory: Mass shooting...

Two sisters left a neighborhood theater after seeing an Elvis Presley film. Their disappearance triggered a massive search; their murders remain unsolved. Content advisory: Child victims, suspected abduction, and...

Three women vanished from a Springfield home after graduation-night celebrations, leaving their cars, purses, and nearly every ordinary detail of life behind. Content advisory: Missing persons, suspected abduction, and...

Two cousins went for a summer bicycle ride in Evansdale and disappeared. Months later, their remains were found in a remote wildlife area; the investigation is still active. Content advisory: Child abduction and murder...

A teacher arriving for work found a longtime parish priest dead inside St. Michael School. Decades of investigation and advances in DNA testing have not produced an arrest. Content advisory: Homicide, religious...

A morning news anchor failed to arrive for work. Outside her apartment, investigators found evidence of a sudden struggle—but no trace of Jodi. Content advisory: Suspected abduction, stalking concerns, and unresolved...

Four young employees vanished from a closing shift in Speedway, Indiana. Their bodies were found two days later, and the compromised opening hours still shadow the investigation. Content advisory: Abduction, robbery...