Amy Mihaljevic Bay Village, OH

Margaret Mihaljevic

arrived at the Bay

Village Police

Department (BVPD)

and reported her

daughter, Amy, was

missing.

October 27, 1989

Friday

5:58 pm

Friday morning October 27th, 1989…

•Before Amy left for school that morning, she told her mother, she would be home late.• Audition for the 5th Grade Choir

•Amy left for school ~ 7:20 am riding her bike.• Brother (Jason) had already left

for school Amy’s School Day 7:45 am – 2:04 pm

Friday afternoon October 27th, 1989…The family’s routine was that each child was

required to call and check-in with Mom at her work upon returning from school

•Margaret received at least 2 phone calls that afternoon from the children:

Jason called his mother at 3:10 pm Possible 2nd call from Jason

Amy called her mother ~ 3:30 Margaret assumed Amy was calling from the house

Friday evening October 27th, 1989…

• 5:30 pm - Margaret arrived home after work and learned that Amy had not come home that afternoon.

Margaret called friends and neighbors in attempt to locate Amy.

Margaret retraced Amy’s route to school and found Amy’s bike still locked up on the bike rack.

5:58 pm - Margaret went to the BVPD to report that Amy was missing.

Initial Report: Timeline

October

27th

Amy

leaves for

school

Mom gets

call at

work from

Amy

Mom arrives

home – Amy

is still not

home

Mom starts

calling

friends to

locate Amy

Mom drives

to the school

– finds Amy’s

bike

Mom goes to

BVPD and

reports Amy

as “missing”

7:20 AM ~2:15 PM 3:10 PM 5:30 PM 5:58 PM~3:30 PM2:04 PM

Class

dismissed

for Amy

Amy seen

at

shopping

center

Mom gets

call at

work from

Jason (son)

Amy Mihaljevic (Age: 10)Lived in Bay Village, OH since 19845th grade student at Bay Middle School

•PersonalityDescribed as being very brightGifted ProgramFriendly with people she knew, reserved otherwise

Comfortable with adults

•Amy was an avid horseback rider • Riding lessons at Holly Hill

Farm

Abduction: Amy’s Route

Timeline

October 27th

19892:15 PM

Amy is seen

in the plaza

by

schoolmates

3:10 PM

Jason calls

his mom to

check-in –

reports Amy is

not home

~3:30 PM

Margaret

receives a

call from

Amy

5:30 PM 5:58 PM

Margaret

arrives home

and Amy is

not there

Margaret goes

down to BVPD

to report Amy

as “missing”

2:20-2:30

ABDUCTION

Composite Sketches

Crime Scene

Classmate 1

Classmate 2

Discovery: Ashland County

February 8, 1990

•Amy’s body was discovered at ~7:00 am, by a jogger off of County Road 1181 in Ashland County• 50 miles from where

she was abducted

Map: Location of

Body Relative

to

Curtain/Blanket Found

C

D

E

H

~14 ft

~1043 ft

Forensics: AutopsyAn autopsy was preformed at the Cuyahoga County

Coroner’s Office at 1:40 pm on February 8, 1990:

The Curtain

Amy’s Dog

$50, 000

Bay Village Police Department

440.871.1234

bvpd@cityofbayvillage.com