The person at the center of this case
Amy Renee Mihaljevic
Cold Case · Open
36 years waiting · since 1989
AMY RENEE MIHALJEVIC
Justice for Amy Renee Mihaljevic — the trail went cold in 1989, but the truth hasn't.
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Key leads to think about
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contact
Lead #1Who made the phone call to Amy claiming to need help selecting a gift for her mother's promotion at Trading Times Magazine?
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suspect
Lead #2A man approached Amy in the parking lot and placed his hand on her shoulder—can this person be identified through witness descriptions or new investigative techniques?
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evidence
Lead #3Three items were never recovered: a turquoise horse earring, black ankle boots, and a black leather binder. Where are these items and who possesses them?
Ten-year-old Amy Renee Mihaljevic was abducted from Bay Village Square shopping center in Ohio on October 27, 1989, after receiving a phone call from an unknown person who claimed to need help selecting a gift for her mother's promotion. Her body was discovered four months later in a rural field near New London, Ohio, still wearing the clothes she disappeared in. Three personal items—a turquoise horse earring, black ankle boots, and a black leather binder—remain missing, and the identity of her abductor and killer has never been established.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Cleveland Field Office
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witness
Lead #4Were there any other witnesses at Bay Village Square shopping center on October 27, 1989, who observed Amy or the man who approached her?
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Murder Victim Bay Village, Ohio October 27, 1989 Amy Renee Mihaljevic was 10 years old when she was abducted from the Bay Village Square shopping center in Bay Village, Ohio, on Friday, October 27, 1989. Mihaljevic left her school on foot and headed to the shopping center, where she was last seen outside a business.
She appeared to be waiting for someone. It is reported that a man approached Mihaljevic and put his hand on her shoulder as he walked her through the parking lot.
Further investigation revealed that Mihaljevic had received a phone call prior to her abduction from an unknown person. That person arranged a meeting with Mihaljevic to assist the caller in selecting a gift to give to Mihaljevic's mother because of her promotion at "Trading Times Magazine." On February 8, 1990, Mihaljevic's body was discovered by a jogger in a field adjacent to Township Road 1181 in rural Ashland County near New London, Ohio.
The body was dressed in clothing that Mihaljevic was last seen wearing. Three items - a turquoise horse earring, black ankle boots, and a black leather binder, were believed to have been with Mihaljevic at the time of her abduction and have never been recovered.
Timeline of Events
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1989-10-27
afternoonAmy Mihaljevic abducted
10-year-old Amy was abducted from Bay Village Square shopping center after meeting with an unknown male who had called her prior to arrange a meeting
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1990-02-08
Body discovered
Amy's body was found by a jogger in a field adjacent to Township Road 1181 in rural Ashland County near New London, Ohio, dressed in her original clothing
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Incident:October 27, 1989 at Invalid Date
Last Updated:June 8, 2026
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Case Information
Incident:October 27, 1989 at Invalid Date
Last Updated:June 8, 2026
Up to $25,000 Reward
For information leading to the resolution of this case