17. Who killed Mary Ann Higginbotham and Tim Willoughby?

Description

In 1979, the body of Mary Ann Higginbotham was found in a 55-gallon drum in White Lick Creek in Mooresville, Indiana. She was shot in the back of the head. Her boyfriend, Timothy Willoughby also went missing at the same time. Willoughby’s body has never been found, but police believe he died the same day as Mary Ann. Who killed them? And why?

SOURCES:

https://www.in.gov/isp/crime-reporting/cold-case-investigations/cold-cases-by-county/indianapolis-district-investigations/mary-ann-higginbotham-06051979/

https://www.in.gov/isp/crime-reporting/cold-case-investigations/cold-cases-by-county/indianapolis-district-investigations/timothy-willoughby-06051979/

https://namus.nij.ojp.gov/case/MP26443

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