| 词条 | Murder of Amy Mihaljevic |
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|name=Amy Mihaljevic |image=File:AmyMihaljevic.jpg |image_caption= 1989 school portrait of Amy Mihaljevic |birth_name= Amy Renee Mihaljevic |birth_date={{birth date|1978|12|11}} |birth_place= Little Rock, Arkansas, U.S. |death_date={{circa}} {{Death-date and age| October 27, 1989 | December 11, 1978}} |death_place= Bay Village, Ohio, U.S. |death_cause=Homicide by stabbing |body_discovered=February 8, 1990 Ruggles Township, Ashland County, Ohio |nationality= American |citizenship= United States |resting_place=Highland Memorial Park, New Berlin, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, US |occupation= Student |known_for= Murder victim }} Amy Renee Mihaljevic ({{IPAc-en|m|ᵻ|ˈ|h|ɑː|l|ə|v|ɪ|k|audio=Mihaljevic IPA.ogg}}; December 11, 1978 – October 27, 1989) was a ten-year-old American elementary school student who was kidnapped and murdered in the U.S. state of Ohio in 1989. Her murder case received national attention. The story of her unsolved kidnapping and murder was presented by John Walsh on the television show America's Most Wanted during the program's early years. To date, her killer has not been found, yet the case remains active; new information in 2007 and 2013 has increased hopes of resolving the case. Disappearance and murderOn October 27, 1989, Amy Mihaljevic was kidnapped from the Bay Square Shopping Center in Bay Village, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland.[1] The abductor had contacted Mihaljevic by telephone and arranged to meet her on the pretext of buying a gift for her mother because she had recently been promoted, as he told her.[1] On February 8, 1990, the girl's body was found in a field, close to the road, off County Road 1181, Ruggles Township in rural Ashland County, Ohio.[1][2] Evidence found at the scene of the crime suggests that Mihaljevic's body was probably dumped there shortly after her abduction. Based on findings by the Cuyahoga County coroner, Mihaljevic's last meal was some sort of soy substance, possibly an artificial chicken product or Chinese food. Other evidence includes the presence of yellow/gold colored fibers on her body.[3] It appears her killer also took several souvenirs including the girl's horse-riding boots, her denim backpack, a binder with "Buick, Best in Class" written on the front clasp, and turquoise earrings in the shape of horse heads.[4] Blood believed to be that of Mihaljevic was found in her underwear, indicating she may have been raped or sexually abused.[3] Mitochondrial DNA from the crime scene was sampled, which may be used in the future to compare to suspects.[5][6] InvestigationThe Bay Village Police and the 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 pursue leads and monitor suspects to the present day. 20,000 interviews have taken place during the investigation.[5] This was described to be the biggest search in Ohio since the 1951 disappearance of Beverly Potts.[7] In November 2006, it was revealed that several other young girls had received phone calls similar to the ones Mihaljevic received in the weeks prior to her abduction. The unknown male caller claimed that he worked with the girl’s mother and wanted help buying a present to celebrate her promotion. The girls who received these calls lived in North Olmsted, a suburb near Bay Village; some had unlisted phone numbers.[5] This new information was considered significant by investigators.[8] Mihaljevic and the others who received such calls had all visited the local Lake Erie Nature and Science Center, which had a visitors' logbook by the front door. The girls may have signed the book and added personal information including phone numbers and addresses.[5] Bay Village police collected DNA samples from several potential suspects in the case in December 2006. As of early 2007, it was reported that a longtime suspect in the case had retained legal counsel.[8] In 2019, authorities stated that they have extensively investigated all suspects in the case and feel that if her killer would be identified, he would likely not be a part of their list.[6] In late 2013, investigator Phil Torsney returned from retirement to work on the case, which he was originally assigned to after the murder.[9] Torsney is well known for aiding in the capture of Whitey Bulger, who was a long-time member of the FBI Top Ten Most Wanted.[10] Torsney stated that he believed that Mihaljevic was transported out of Bay Village after she was kidnapped, as the town is "too dense, too close-knit, to be a likely place to commit murder." However, he stated that the murder likely took place in Ashland County, which the murderer was probably familiar with.[5] The FBI announced in March 2014 that a $25,000 reward is available to anyone who can provide information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the killer of Mihaljevic.[11] In October, it was increased to $27,000.[12] In 2016, a blanket and curtain were discovered that had dog hairs similar to the Mihaljevic's dog. They were possibly used to conceal the victim's body before she was left in the field.[13] AftermathIn response to her daughter's death, Mihaljevic's mother, Margaret McNulty, co-founded a foundation to protect children from such situations that happened to Amy. However, McNulty had suffered from lupus after the death of Amy, resulting in her death at age 54 in 2001.[14] Mihaljevic's case was also discussed on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[14] See also
References1. ^{{cite news|last1=Renner|first1=James|title=The FBI Finally Has A Top Suspect In The Amy Mihaljevic Murder. We Got To Him First.|url=http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/person-of-interest/Content?oid=1521269 |publisher=Cleveland Scene|date=2008}} 2. ^{{cite news |first=Brent |last=Larkin |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Still on the hunt for Amy's killer |url=http://infoweb.newsbank.com/iw-search/we/InfoWeb?p_action=doc&p_topdoc=1&p_docnum=1&p_sort=YMD_date:D&p_product=NewsBank&p_text_direct-0=document_id=(%2011A0245E76AE8130%20)&p_docid=11A0245E76AE8130&p_theme=aggregated5&p_queryname=11A0245E76AE8130&f_openurl=yes&p_nbid=M43F48JAMTIxNTA0MTM5NC42OTE4Nzg6MToxMjoxOTguMzAuMjI4LjA&&p_multi=CPDB |work=The Plain Dealer |publisher= |date=June 24, 2007 |accessdate=July 2, 2008 }} 3. ^1 {{Cite news|url=|title=The Murder of Amy Mihaljevic (documentary)|last=|first=|date=2012|work=Crime Stoppers|access-date=}} 4. ^Reprint of Cleveland Scene July 20, 2005{{dead link|date=December 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, a reprint of a story originally at {{cite web |url=http://www.clevescene.com/Issues/2005-07-20/news/feature.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=April 12, 2006 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211024224/http://www.clevescene.com/Issues/2005-07-20/news/feature.html |archivedate=February 11, 2015 |df= }}. Accessed November 29, 2008. 5. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite news|last=Trickey|first=Erick|title=Justice Unfinished|url=http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications::Article&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=62CFAE50584144AD871D600631D6482F|accessdate=September 25, 2014|date=September 2014}} 6. ^1 {{cite news |last1=Sheil |first1=Bill |title=Renewed push to find person who killed Amy Mihaljevic |url=https://fox8.com/2019/02/08/renewed-push-to-find-person-who-killed-amy-mihaljevic/?fbclid=IwAR2IXeGKxozkaGXr-jy75mN6NDx-aescSZV5_Oyj4SzZFkD9j_uDNR2UgOU |accessdate=11 February 2019 |work=Fox 8 Cleveland |date=8 February 2019 |language=en}} 7. ^{{cite news|last1=Larkin|first1=Brent|title=Investigators still chasing Amy Mihaljevic's killer: Brent Larkin|url=http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2012/09/investigators_still_chasing_am.html|accessdate=September 25, 2014|agency=Northeast Ohio Media Group|date=September 29, 2012}} 8. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://www.times-gazette.com/news/article/1577942?page=0 |title=Ashland County's murder mystery: Author James Renner explores killing of Amy Mihaljevic |first=Irv |last=Oslin |date=February 8, 2007 |publisher=Times-Gazette |location=Ashland, Ohio |accessdate=November 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090208094604/http://www.times-gazette.com/news/article/1577942?page=0 |archive-date=February 8, 2009 |dead-url=yes |df= }} 9. ^{{cite news|last1=Dissell|first1=Rachel|title=Retired FBI agent Phil Torsney returns to tackle unsolved murder of Amy Mihaljevic|url=http://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2013/11/post_1.html#incart_river_default|accessdate=September 25, 2014|agency=The Plain Dealer|date=November 4, 2013}} 10. ^{{cite news|title=We Will Catch Amy Mihaljevic's Murderer|url=http://www.amymihaljevic.blogspot.com/2014/05/torsney-well-solve-this.html|accessdate=September 2, 2014|agency=WKYC News|publisher=NBC|date=May 12, 2014}} 11. ^The Plain Dealer, March 2014 12. ^{{cite news |last1=Shaffer |first1=Cory |title=Amy Mihaljevic investigation shifts to mother's acquaintances 25 years later |url=https://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/10/amy_mihaljevic_investigation_s.html |accessdate=17 December 2018 |work=cleveland.com |date=27 October 2014}} 13. ^{{cite news |last1=Huffman |first1=William |title=Picture’s of the New Evidence Released in 2016; Plus New Audio Clip |url=https://whokilledamymihaljevic.com/2018/08/08/pictures-of-the-new-evidence-released-in-2016/ |accessdate=October 12, 2018 |work=Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? |date=August 8, 2018}} 14. ^1 2 3 {{cite news|title=Mom of slain girl found dead in Vegas|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-0FF67919D7C73767.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629072531/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-0FF67919D7C73767.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=June 29, 2014|accessdate=May 15, 2014|newspaper=Post-Tribune|date=October 2, 2001}}{{subscription required}} Further reading
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