Topic: Cold Case: Rush and Bartholomew Counties

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For immediate release: Jun 16, 2011
Posted by: [ISP]
Contact: Sergeant Rod Russell
Phone: 800-527-4752 (within Indiana) 765-778-2121 (outside Indiana)
Email: rrussell@isp.in.gov
ISP Seeks Your Help in Unsolved Cold Case
Indiana State Police Criminal Investigation Division seeks public assistance in an unsolved homicide that occurred June 17, 2002.

The investigation has been ongoing, and detectives have followed leads for 9 years without resolution to solving the homicide of Nancy K. Lyons.

Facts of the investigation: On June 17, 2002 Rush County law enforcement officials located an abandoned red 1993 Nissan 2 door passenger vehicle with an Indiana registration plate, 39A8348, on the southeast corner of 700 West at 500 North, in Rush County.

Rush County authorities discovered that the vehicle was running, unoccupied, trunk open and the vehicle had a flat left rear tire.

On October 2, 2002, human skeletal remains were discovered in a soybean field along 1000 East between 200 South and 300 South in Bartholomew County. These remains were later identified as the victim, Nancy K. Lyons, age 46, Caucasian female.

Anyone with information concerning this investigation, please contact:

 Indiana State Police-Pendleton District   Indiana State Police-Versailles District
 
 District Investigative Commander  District Investigative Commander
  9022 South State Road 67  902 South Adams Street
 Pendleton, Indiana 46064  Versailles, Indiana  47042
 765-778-2121 or 800-527-4752  812-689-5000 or 800-566-6704


 

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Nancy Lyons 06/17/2002
Unsolved Cold Case Homicide
Case Number 55-04562

Age: 46

Sex: Female

Race: Caucasian

Case Date: 06/17/2002

County: Rush and Bartholomew Counties.

Last Updated: 09/03/2008

  

Location of Offense: Vehicle abandoned - Southeast corner of CR 700 west at CR 500 north, Rush county
Victim's skeletal remains - West side of CR 1000 east between CR 200 south and CR 300 south, Bartholomew county

                           


Circumstances: During the late evening hours of June 17, 2002, Nancy Lyons' red 1993 Nissan bearing Indiana registration plate 39A8348 was discovered abandoned along CR 700 west at CR north in Rush county. The Rush county authorities discovered that the vehicle was running, unoccupied, trunk open and the vehicle had a flat left rear tire. Personal items belonging to Nancy Lyons could not be found. On October 2, 2002, human skeletal remains were discovered in a soybean field along CR 1000 east between CR 200 south and 300 south in Bartholomew county. These remains were later identified as belonging to victim Nancy Lyons.

Anyone having information concerning this case, please contact:

Indiana State Police
District Investigative Commander
540 South Vine Street
Connersville, IN 47331
1-765-825-2115 or 1-800-437-7159