Who Killed...?

The documentary was just released and so far has garnered some new information for authorities; information they are obviously keeping close to the vest. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A large amount of questions regarding Amy’s remain unanswered, the most important being that of who was responsible for her death. The podcast set out to answer the question of Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? and I have let the listeners make their own conclusions on whom they believe is responsible for Amy’s murder. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What you will hear next are excerpts from my interviews with Mark Mihaljevic over the summer of 2018. We discuss everything from Amy as a child to where he grew up in Wisconsin, his work with Buick and what his life has been like seeking justice for his daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Amy's mother tragically passed away in 2001. This week I want the listeners to hear from Margaret and the heartache that she went through. It is a shame that she won't be able to see justice. OutroThank you again for listening to this weeks episode of Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? and stay tuned for next week for episode 15. If you enjoy this is independently produced podcast, please help support independent journalism by clicking on the donate button on the bottom left on whokilledamymihaljevic.com. You can also make a donation through the Venmo app with my user name @Bill-Huffman-3. Thank you to the listeners that help keep this podcast going. Any amount is appreciated. You can also help support the show by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts that will also help support the show and help get Amy’s story the coverage it deserves.You can contact the Bay Village Police Department at 440-871-1234 if you have any new information. The FBI is offering a reward up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the death of Amy Renee Mihaljevic.Anyone with information concerning this case please contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI. Thank you again for listening and BE SAFE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have always played devils advocate with James about his top suspect but I will admit that what we just saw does make me a bit of a believer in James’s theory. How many coincidences are too many? The circumstantial evidence isn’t far-fetched and there may even be an outside chance that the theory of Amy’s killing be a one-off may not be accurate. If this person killed Amy, then there is a possibility that he may also have been responsible for another unsolved murder Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 12- The MeetingIt was around 1:30 pm last Thursday when I received an ominous text from James Renner that read “What are you doing today at 4? Bring your recorder because this may be huge”. He said he’d text back with where we needed to go and soon I heard back that James and I were to meet at the Taco Bell of RT 60. As I am driving to meet James my mind is running but I have a good feeling on who this could be about but he gave me no idea what it is that I was walking into. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this weeks episode of Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? I am going to flip things around a bit. I was recently a guest on the True Crime Garage premium show Off the Record on Stitcher Premium. Since this was an opportunity for Nic to ask me some questions about this case I thought it would be relevant to the listeners of this program to hear where I stand on things and how it was that I got involved in Amy’s case. Take a listen to our interview from True Crime Garage’s premium show, Off the Record. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I was told by James Renner about ten years ago that if you attach your name to this case, it’s like opening Pandora’s Box and you will forever be associated with Amy until the box can finally be closed. Renner has spent over a decade touting his theory and his book and he isn’t wrong when he says this case may be the most complex of any that he has investigated. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After Amy was abducted, fear gripped every community and with Halloween right around the corner it really struck fear in parents. By the time Halloween had rolled around, the mysterious phone caller ruse had been revealed to the public the composite sketch had been released. There was a true sense of fear amongst the parents in my neighborhood, which was only about four miles from where Amy was last seen, and they made sure that we had a chaperone when we went trick or treating. The lack of knowing whom the perpetrator was really kept all of northeast Ohio on edge. Looking back, I am kind of surprised they didn’t cancel trick or treating that year. I believe if that were to happen today, the community would either cancel the event or move it to the daytime. I remember talking with one of my friends recently and he told me a story about somebody asking why he kept such a close on his children and he gave him a two-word answer, Amy Mihaljevic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am Bill Huffman and welcome to episode 8 of Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? On this weeks show I will wrap up my great conversation with Nic from the True Crime Garage Podcast and discuss more suspects with true crime author James Renner. Renner has written extensively about the Mihaljevic case and he has his critics but he also has kept this case in the spotlight and puts himself out there when discussing suspects. Renner will talk about some of the suspects that could have committed the crime but for one reason or another they have been not been charged with any crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This case has so many different rabbit holes that it is important to remember the facts. Theories are just theories and as much as we can speculate on who this killer is it important to remember that only one person called Amy and in all likely hood one person is responsible for this crime. Too many theories and too many suspects, is the best way I can put it. If this case were built on theories, we would be near skyscraper territory at this point. As James Renner has said before on this podcast, this case is so frustrating because there were so many people with the means, motive and opportunity. To think that so many people fancied this young girl is disturbing on a whole new level.PAUSEWhy, in a city with a population under 16,000 people, haven’t they been able to find the killer or justice for the Mihaljevic family?There is a connection between Bay Village and Ashland County and someone in this area or the Ashland area knows the answer. In 2016, Special Agent Phil Torsney and the Chief of Bay Village Police Mark Spaetzel held a press conference where they released new evidence, new in the sense that it had recently been tested but had been in the possession of the police for over 25 years. It was when they tested the curtain and blanket that were found some 300 feet from Amy, they discovered similar, key word similar, dog hairs that had been found on Amy’s body and were similar to the Mihaljevic family dog, Jakey.The curtain was shown to the public for the first time in 2016 and was most certainly made by someone, it had been repurposed from a quilt or duvet type of cover but was cut to specific dimensions as to cover a door or closet. The big question that remains from that press conference, assuming that person is still alive, why haven’t you come forward with the information that puts this guy away? Are you complicit with this unknown male? If so, you will also be looking at the death penalty here in Ohio. If that burden has become too much to bear, its time to let yourself be free of the pain. Before we get to my conversation with Nic from the True Crime Garage podcast, I think it is important to refresh some of the basic facts of the case so let’s start with the five w’s of journalism. Who, what, where, when and why. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Thank you again for listening to this week’s episode of Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? I hope there is some clarity in who Amy was a child and the void that it has left in the city. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I have worked in newspapers, as the A&E editor at my college paper, radio, as an intern in the only news radio station in Cleveland, associate producer for the CBS affiliate and blogging when I created ClevelandSailing.com, which at its peak had over 30,000 views per month during the sailing season. The fact that my next project is this podcast makes complete sense, especially since I believe Amy’s story is too complicated to be told in one news segment or even one episode. A long form narrative on this case is something that can help bring more attention to the case and potentially trigger a memory in a listener that may know something about the case. Join me this week as we take a look at who James Renner believes the most like people are to have committed this crime. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If you are interested in supporting independent journalism, such as this podcast, you can click on the donate button on the bottom left on whokilledamymihaljevic.com.If you could leave a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts that will also help support the show and help get Amy’s story the coverage it deserves.You can contact the Bay Village Police Department at 440-871-1234 if you have any new information. The FBI is offering a reward up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the death of Amy Renee Mihaljevic.Anyone with information concerning the murder of Amy Mihaljevic should contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI. You may also contact your local FBI office or the nearest American Embassy or Consulate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As we bid farewell to the wonderful decade that was the eighties, we felt like we were entering a new stage in our lives. 1990 was going to be a brand new year and while the search was still ongoing for 10-year-old Amy Renee Mihaljevic we as kids had to begin to move on. The stories on the news became less sporadic as each day passed. With each holiday or birthday the media would trot out to Bay Village to interview the Mihaljevic family and see how they were dealing with their missing daughter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The local media covered Amy’s disappearance as if it was one of their own that had been abducted. The Mihaljevic’s were a quiet family and were liked by their neighbors. The idea that this family, or any family for that matter, would be thrust into the media spotlight over their missing child is unimaginable. The first two days for the Mihaljevic family probably seemed liked they would never end. When I was meeting with Mark Mihaljevic I asked him about that weekend and what, if anything, he would have done differently. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

That first night for the Mihaljevic family must have been horrific. The fact that Amy had yet to contact the family and there was no sign of her anywhere helped confirm the fact this was no ordinary missing girl. The thing is, that October 27, 1989 was just like any other day in northeast Ohio up until those first reports of a missing girl from Bay Village hit the news around 10 o’clock. The city and the citizens felt like they had been punched in the gut, how could one of their own be taken right out from under the noses of the public, across from the police station nonetheless? As the days progressed new information was being released regularly with the most important being that of this phone caller who had potentially lured Amy to the plaza that Friday afternoon. The information about this phone caller was given by two of Amy’s friends who had been told of the plan on the day of the meeting. In speaking with Chief Spaetzel these kids were able to provide a few very significant details, one of the most important being, that Amy was told she had $45 to spend and if there was any money left over she could also get a gift. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My name is Bill Huffman and I am an independent journalist. I have spent the past nine months taking a deep dive in the abduction and murder of 10 year-old Amy Mihaljevic from Bay Village, Ohio on October 27th, 1989. I was the same age as Amy when she was abducted and I lived in the neighboring city of Rocky River so it feels like this case has been around my whole life.I am searching for answers to a mystery that has baffled investigators and the community because this abductor didn’t just pick Amy off the street; he called her on the phone and arranged a meeting with her abductor. This case has been a focal point in a city where crime doesn’t happen often but when it does it makes sure to become a national story, case in point, the Sam Shepherd case that spawned movies and television shows. This city of less than 20,000 people has a knack for finding itself in the middle of these unsolved mysteries. This podcast is here to set the story straight and hopefully find answers to the mystery that has gripped this community and Amy’s family for nearly 30 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My name is Bill Huffman and I am an independent journalist. I have spent the past nine months taking a deep dive in the abduction and murder of 10 year-old Amy Mihaljevic from Bay Village, Ohio on October 27th, 1989. I was the same age as Amy when she was abducted and I lived in the neighboring city of Rocky River so it feels like this case has been around my whole life.This case has been a focal point in a city where crime doesn’t happen often but when it does it makes sure to become a national story, case in point, the Sam Shepherd case that spawned movies and television shows. This city of less than 20,000 people has a knack for finding itself in the middle of these unsolved mysteries. This podcast is here to set the story straight and hopefully find answers to the mystery that has gripped this community and Amy’s family for nearly 30 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

My name is Bill Huffman and I am the host and producer of The Who Killed Amy Mihaljevic? Podcast. This podcast will take a deep dive into one of Northeast Ohio’s most enduring mysteries and the first episode will drop on Friday August 24th with new episodes being released the next 9 Friday’s leading up to the 29th anniversary of Amy’s abduction. As I continue to piece together the season, I wanted to put out a new trailer featuring some of the interviews I’ve done. You can subscribe via the Apple podcasts app, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, TuneIn and wherever you get your Podcasts. If you could please leave a review that would be extremely helpful for the show as it will make it easier for others to find out about Amy’s case. Thank you for listening and don’t forget, the first episode will be available August 24th. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices