Amy Mihaljevic

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Amy Mihaljevic
Amy Mihaljevic
Born	December 11, 1978 Ohio, USA
Died	October, 1989

Amy Renee Mihaljevic (December 11, 1978 - October 1989) was kidnapped and murdered in Ohio in 1989. The case remains unsolved.

[edit] Case history

On October 27, 1989, ten-year-old Amy Mihaljevic was kidnapped from the Bay Square Shopping Center in Bay Village, Ohio. The abductor had contacted Amy by telephone and arranged to meet her on the pretext of buying a gift for Amy's mother, who had recently been promoted. On February 8, 1990, Amy's body was found in a field off of County Road 1181, Ruggles Township in rural Ashland County, Ohio.

Evidence found at the scene of the crime suggests that Amy's body had not been in the field for very long, perhaps no longer than a few hours before being discovered by a morning jogger. Though she had been dead for months, her body had been previously stored someplace relatively cool, as the rate of decomposition was slow. Based on findings by the Cuyahoga County coroner, Amy's last meal was some sort of soy substance, possibly fake chicken product or Chinese take-out. Other evidence includes the presence of yellow/gold colored fibers on her body. It appears her killer also took several souvenirs including Amy's horse-riding boots, her denim backpack, a binder with "Buick, Best in Class" written on the front clasp, and turquoise earings in the shape of horse heads.

The Bay Village Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) conducted an extensive investigation into her disappearance and murder. The case generated thousands of leads. Dozens of suspects were asked to take lie detector tests. But no one has ever been charged with the crime. Law enforcement continues to aggressively investigate this crime and is seeking any information that may lead to the identification, arrest and prosecution of the killer.

In 2005, Cleveland journalist James Renner reexamined this cold case in an article for Cleveland Scene. He requested that anyone with information related to this case contact him or the authorities at ([1]) Assisting Missing Youth (A.M.Y).

In October, 2006, publisher Gray & Co. released a book about Renner's investigation into the murder. It's called Amy: My Search for Her Killer. More comprehensive than the article for Cleveland Scene, the book revealed new suspects and clues which the police and FBI had kept secret for 17 years.