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    Vickie Lynn Harrell 08/12/1972

    Case Number 31-01359

    Vickie Lynn Harrell

    Case Date: 08/12/1972

    Age: 25

    Sex: Female

    Race: Caucasian

    County: Owen

    Location of Crime: Concord Road, Spencer, Indiana

    Circumstances: On August 12, 1972, Vickie Lynn Harrell was last observed getting into her dark blue 1965 Plymouth Valiant 4 door at the K-Mart parking lot on the east side of Bloomington, Indiana. On August 13, 1972, Harrell's roommate reported her missing to Bloomington Police. On August 14, 1972, Harrell's vehicle was found in a parking lot near the College Mall in Bloomington, Indiana.  On the same day, Harrell's body was discovered in Owen county on an access road to McCormick's Creek State Park, approximately 2.5 miles east of Spencer, Indiana. Harrell's body was nude and there was evidence that she had been strangled. A knife or sharp instrument had been used to carve two alpha characters on her chest, post mortem.

    Anyone with information about this case, please call:

    Indiana State Police
    District Investigative Commander
    1500 North Packinghouse Road, #200
    Bloomington, IN 47404
    1-812-332-4411 or 1-800-423-1286

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