IN IN - Ann Louise Harmeier, 20, Bloomington, 12 Sept 1977

[jaejae]

There is a recent ongoing campaign to bring attention to this Cold Case:

Social media campaign aims to solve IU student's 1977 murder

 

[jaejae]

Here is some more information on the case:

ISP: Ann Louise Harmeier 09/12/1977

Bloomington Indiana: The Death of Miss Ann Louise Harmeier

Harmeier Disappearance | Vanderbilt Television News Archive

Death in a cornfield

Ann Louise Harmeier (1957-1977) - Find A Grave...

 

[jaejae]

Here is a report about a possible suspect in this case:

Midwestern man eyed in fourth slaying

 

[Betty P]

Here's a twitter page for her case

https://twitter.com/whokilledann?lang=en

This investigation has been a bit frustrating as the Indiana SP doesn't appear to be investigating any DNA connected with Ann's murder.

It sounds like the last time anyone investigated any evidence related to the case was in 2007, per the article above, when they looked at a palm print found on Ann's abandoned car.

Commentary article by her cousin, who is trying to spur more investigation into her murder. Ann was an only child whose father passed away when she was very young. Her mother passed away a few years after Ann's murder, so there aren't many other relatives left to help pursue the investigation.

Commentary: Who killed Ann Harmeier? A family’s appeal for Indiana State Police records from the 1977 cold case | News Break

 

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Indiana State Police ask for help solving Cambridge City woman's 44-year-old murder

 

[Betty P]

Indiana State Police ask for help solving Cambridge City woman's 44-year-old murder

According to her cousin's commentary column above, Ann was raped and it's likely there is DNA evidence that could be used to identify the killer.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Ann Harmeier vanished from the side of Ind. 37 north of Martinsville 45 years ago today. He body was found in a cornfield five weeks later. Now, a cousin who barely knew Ann is trying to solve the cold case mystery: Who killed Ann? #ColdCase https://t.co/dEXw0LNDqz

— Tim Evans (@starwatchtim) September 12, 2022

https://twitter.com/x/status/1569362523706507264

 

[Ajs1004]

This case needs more exposure! If there’s DNA, hopefully they can find a suspect.

 

[dotr]

Ann Harmeier’s cousin is working to solve her 46-year-old Indiana cold case, “I think that there’s hope that her murder will be solved”

The 20-year-old’s car broke down on SR 37 near Martinsville on September 12, 1977. Her body was found in a cornfield weeks later.

www.nbcnews.com

Sept. 10, 2023, 11:55 AM EDT
By Veronica Fulton
“People send me links to stories all the time involving cold cases that get solved after long periods of time,” Scott Burnham told Dateline. “And I think that there’s hope that her murder will be solved.”
This year marks the 46th anniversary of the murder of Scott’s second cousin, 20-year-old Ann Harmeier.''

In the fall of 1977, Ann headed back to college at Indiana University in Bloomington. “She was an incoming junior,” Scott said. “Both of her parents attended IU and her father went to law school there, so there was some familiarity there,” Scott said. “She had grown up going to campus and going to see games.”

Photos of Ann Harmeier performing
Ann was a born entertainer, her talent no doubt inherited from her mother. “She was a theater major,” Scott said. “She went to Indiana [University] and spent time in a larger environment, in a bigger community with a thriving arts scene. She really blossomed.”

 

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[dotr]

Ann Harmeier’s cousin is working to solve her 46-year-old Indiana cold case, “I think that there’s hope that her murder will be solved”

The 20-year-old’s car broke down on SR 37 near Martinsville on September 12, 1977. Her body was found in a cornfield weeks later.

www.nbcnews.com

2022

 

[Betty P]

Wouldn't it be great if a group of billionaires could donate money to police departments so they could solve these cold cases with DNA testing. Perhaps its a budget issue with some of these LE agencies. JMO