Elizabeth Syperda, 22 years old, was last seen on July 16, 2000, at her apartment in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Almost immediately, her estranged husband, Michael Syperda, was suspected of having harmed her. The relationship between Elizabeth and Michael was extremely abusive, with Elizabeth having left him just a month before her disappearance.
With no sign of Elizabeth, the case went cold. However, seventeen years after her disappearance, Michael Syperda was charged with first-degree murder, despite Elizabeth's remains never being located.
In this episode, we discuss Elizabeth and Michael's relationship, his unrelenting abuse, and his eventual murder trial.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of Elizabeth Syperda, please contact Iowa’s newly established Cold Case Unit at 800-242-5100, or email coldcase@ag.iowa.gov.
If you are in an abusive relationship, there is help. Check out https://www.thehotline.org for resources.
The Danger Assessment Tool also can aid in identifying risk factors showing an abusive relationship potentially turning homicidal.
https://www.dangerassessment.org/DA.aspx
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