On January 4, 1978, 20-year-old Bruce Moser and his 22-year-old wife Margaret were found murdered inside their small mobile home in rural Montpelier, Indiana. Bruce was discovered on the bedroom floor with his hands bound behind his back with his own bootlaces and had been shot multiple times in the head. Margaret was tied to the bed, had been sexually assaulted, and was shot multiple times in the back of the head. The weapon was Bruce’s own .22 caliber single-shot rifle.

Their 17-month-old daughter Kerri was found alive on the bed next to her mother, severely dehydrated and hungry but physically unharmed. It is believed the child had been alone with her parents’ bodies for about two days before discovery after Bruce’s employer reported him absent from work. The home had been ransacked, though investigators did not specify what, if anything, was taken.

Early leads included two men, Jon Kennedy and Richard Mills, questioned because Bruce had witnessed another crime involving them; both denied involvement and gave alibis. Robert Leslie, wanted in other unsolved homicides and kidnappings and later deceased by suicide, was considered a prime suspect but was never officially linked to the Mosers’ deaths. The case remains an active cold case with the Indiana State Police. Does anyone with memories of Montpelier in 1978 or knowledge about the people mentioned have information that could help the investigation?