Cold Case Indiana

by Autumn Bones

Haunting mysteries from America's Heartland Indiana rightly prides itself as a safe place to live. Nevertheless, the Hoosier State has experienced its share of unexplained deaths and unsolved disappearances. The state's oldest missing child case, the disappearance of four-year-old Richmond Byers from Seelyville in 1904, may never be solved. The 1998 attempted bombing of the Tippecanoe County Courthouse remains one of the only unsolved instances of domestic terrorism in the United States. The identities of Bedford's so-called Carnival Babies will likely forever be unknown. The 1929 murder of Elizabeth Miller tragic death may have been the result of the community's belief that she was a witch, but the true culprit has never been brought to light. Author of Unsolved Indiana Autumn Bones explores some of Indiana's least known unsolved mysteries.

Genres: Nonfiction

176 pages, Paperback

Published February 5, 2024

Reviews

[Jessica Mixell · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book and learned about a lot of cases that I wouldn’t have normally known about. I wish that there would’ve been a bit more research included in the cases.

[Cathy Ames · Rating 2 out of 5]

The title is a bit misleading as it isn't a single case but lists 35 cold cases. None are solved (hence the name). And in some cases there really isn't a lot of info. Some women appear to have been "sexually active"...did they get a semen sample? Did they confirm with their husbands/boyfriends that they had had relations with them in the past 48 hours (to exclude or confirm they weren't sexually assaulted)? Have they tested the sample against the US database? More questions than answers. I think a lot more digging could've and should've been done. And change the title to "Cold Cases-Indiana".

[Ashley · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was so annoying that the author kept writing at the end of each chapter “…unfortunately, so-and-so’s murder was never solved” as if the title of the book isn’t literally COLD CASE Indiana.