In the summer of 1982, 20-year-old Margaret Maggie Hume was found murdered in her Battle Creek, Michigan, apartment on August 16. Concerned when she missed work, her brother and her boyfriend checked the residence and discovered her body concealed in the bedroom closet, wrapped in a blanket and a sleeping bag. Her alarm clock was still ringing and her glasses were left behind. An autopsy determined she had been sexually assaulted and strangled.

Investigators initially focused on Maggie’s boyfriend, Jay Carter, who had been with her much of the previous night; his account reportedly changed and he disclosed details about the killing that had not been publicly released, including that a ligature had been used. Years later, inmate Michael Ronning confessed to the murder while incarcerated in Arkansas, but his confession contained numerous inconsistencies with the crime scene and he was not prosecuted. Disagreements between the Battle Creek Police Department and the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office hindered the investigation, and no one has been convicted.

Does anyone have memories, documents, or information about Maggie’s last days or about the investigation that could help shed light on this unsolved case?