In the early morning of October 10, 2008, firefighters in Indianapolis were called to a house fire at 3719 East New York Street after neighbors said someone might be inside. Responders found the body of 30-year-old Angela L. Fulcher in the charred remains; she was about six months pregnant. The Marion County Coroner determined her cause of death was strangulation and ruled the death a homicide. Investigators found that an accelerant had been used to set the fire, apparently to conceal the crime.

Family members who had lost contact with Angela identified her after seeing news about the fire; DNA comparison confirmed her identity less than two weeks later. Angela was buried on October 31, 2008, and left behind a young daughter, her parents, and the child’s father. No suspects have been publicly named and the case remains unsolved. If anyone has information that could help bring Angela’s killer to justice, please come forward.