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The original was posted on /r/unresolvedmysteries by /u/WinnieBean33 on 2024-01-11 19:28:24+00:00.
On the morning of May 8th, 1985, Ada Haradine, an Indiana resident, attended a luncheon. Afterwards, she was at home with her niece, while her husband was at work and her children at school. At one point the two women heard a strange sound coming from inside the home, but were unable to pin the source.
It's unclear when Ada's niece left that day. The last reported sighting of Ada took place at 3:10 p.m. A neighbor spotted her speaking to an unknown man out front. (He has never been identified or located.) When Ada's son Jeff arrived home from school, just ten minutes later, he found the home empty and his mother gone. This was especially weird because she always made sure to be there when her sons arrived home from school. She was reported missing that day.
The initial search and investigation turned up nothing. Her husband was cleared of suspicion, and no other suspect has ever been named.
Almost exactly three years after her disappearance, she was found dead in a wooded area, approximately 20 miles away from the Haradine home, in rural Cass County, Michigan. No clothes were found on or near the skeletal remains, and it was determined that she had been badly beaten, resulting in a fractured skull and jaw.
Her case remains open and unsolved. Her husband has since passed away, but her sons are still involved in the investigation into their mother's murder.