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FOUR NAMES FROM THE 1980S
Phyllis Smith (case #1987-6) is the board's oldest file, and the fullest of its early listings. In the early morning hours of April 24, 1987, Smith was at work cleaning an orthodontist's office at 4606 East State Boulevard. Her husband arrived to pick her up at the end of her shift; when she did not respond, police were called, found signs of forced entry at the office, and found her dead inside. The listing describes the killing as an apparent break-in — a burglary in the course of which she was killed. No one has been charged in the thirty-nine years since.
Luella Moore (case #1988-15) was killed on September 14, 1988 — the date in the listing's header; the listing's own page gives conflicting dates, and the disagreement is left standing here as the board leaves it. She was killed in her own apartment in Fort Wayne. The listing publishes nothing further.
Dawn M. Cotton (case #1989-11) was killed on June 29, 1989, in her apartment in Fort Wayne. The listing publishes nothing further.
Norma Jean Wilson (case #1989-12) was killed on November 24, 1989, in the 3000 block of West Coliseum Boulevard. The listing publishes nothing further.
Sources:
- Solve the Case, Inc., FWPD case pages #1987-6 (Phyllis Smith, read in full), #1988-15, #1989-11, and #1989-12 — as listed, checked November 2026.