The Unsolved Murder of Amy Mihaljevic
Amy Renee Mihaljevic was a 10-year-old American schoolgirl who was kidnapped and murder in Ohio in 1989. Her killer remains uncaught and her case open.On 27th October 1989, Amy was kidnapped from the Bay Square shopping centre in Ohio. The abductor had contacted Amy by phone and arranged to meet her to help her buy a present for her mother. Amy was never seen alive again.
On 8th February 1990, Amy's body was found close to the road in a nearby field. Evidence suggested that Amy's body was dumped there shortly after her abduction. Amy's body had yellow/ gold fibres on her body and several items were missing such as Amy's books, backpack, a binder and earrings which police believe the killer may have taken as trophies. Blood, believed to be Amy's, was found on her underwear suggesting she may have been raped. DNA from the crime scene was collected and sampled, it may be used in the future to find her killer.
The case generated thousands of leads, 20,000 interviews took place, and multiple suspects were given lie-detector tests. The search was the biggest in Ohio since 1951. Despite all of this Amy's killer was never found.In November 2006 it was revealed that other young girls had received phone calls similar to the one Amy had received, also offering to buy the girl's mothers a present. The girls who received these calls all lived close to Bay Village, some had unlisted phone numbers. Amy and the others who received calls had all visited the local Lake Erie Nature and Science Center which had a visitors logbook, it has been suggested the girls may have signed the book with personal information, names and phone numbers.
The case remains open and unsolved; investigators are still following and searching for leads.
