The Unsolved Murder of Joann Bartholomew - October 21 2026

October 21st: Joann Bartholomew Killed (1987)

Some cases seem so simple that it feels like they should be easier to solve. No elaborate set up, DNA left behind, and no real premeditation. Not the work of some criminal mastermind. Yet, this isn’t always the case. On October 21st 1987 a woman was killed in a case that, on the surface, seemed like one that could be easily solved. Yet here we are decades later with no answers to speak of.

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