Vicki Koch was 25 and living in Circleville, Ohio, when she vanished in August 1980. Friends last saw her on August 10 after an event in Ross County; she failed to appear for a planned return visit to her hometown of Sandusky and was reported missing on August 14. Her red Chevy Nova was found abandoned on August 15 about five blocks from her Lancaster Pike residence, and neither the car nor her apartment showed signs of a struggle.

On September 17, 1980, skeletal remains recovered in a rural field in Madison County, roughly thirty miles from her home, were identified by dental records as Vicki Koch. The official cause of death was recorded as death due to violence, but the case file does not disclose further specifics about the manner of death. Investigations by the Circleville Police Department and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation have not produced a resolution, and the case is listed as an ongoing cold case on the Ohio Attorney General’s website.

Anyone who knew Vicki, saw her or her car in mid-August 1980, or has information relevant to her death is asked to contact local law enforcement.