Jean Paul Talbot, 26, was found dead on May 27, 1989, near a stream in Defiance County, Ohio. His death was linked to the unidentified serial killer known as the I-70 Strangler, a perpetrator active between 1980 and 1991 who targeted young boys and men and left victims naked or partially clothed near Interstate 70 in rivers, streams, and ditches. Each victim attributed to the I-70 Strangler had been strangled to death.

Investigators believe the I-70 Strangler met some victims in gay bars and similar venues in Indianapolis before abducting and killing them. Deceased businessman Herb Baumeister was at one point considered a suspect in multiple Indiana homicides, including those connected to the I-70 Strangler, but no definitive evidence has been reported tying Baumeister to Talbot’s murder. No arrests have been made in Talbot’s case and it remains open.

Did anyone who knew Jean Paul Talbot, his movements, or the places he frequented around May 1989 ever come forward with information?