Young woman joked about going missing — 10 years later, mom won’t rest until she finds out who killed her
Angie Barlow’s mother is renewing her appeal for answers a decade after the 23-year-old disappeared in Indianapolis and was later found shot dead. The case remains unsolved, and Christina Kramer says she has struggled to get updates from prosecutors since a special prosecutor left, leaving her without a contact in the office.
Barlow vanished on 26 October 2016 after texting her roommate the address of a private dancing job, with a joking reference to going missing. Her remains were found in a backyard nearly eight months later. Kramer says footage showed Barlow’s car leaving with a black sedan behind it; she later used the car’s GPS tracker to locate the vehicle about eight miles away. Police say the investigation remains open, led by Detective Jose Torres, and no charges have been filed; an acquaintance Kramer associates with the night has denied making an alleged call about Barlow’s last words.
In short
- Angie Barlow disappeared in Indianapolis in 2016 and was later found shot dead.
- Her mother says she has gone years without a prosecutor’s office update.
- Police say the case remains open, with no charges filed.
Explained simply
Angie Barlow was 23 when she disappeared in Indianapolis in October 2016. Her remains were found in a backyard nearly eight months later, and police said she had been shot; no one has been charged.
Barlow’s mother, Christina Kramer, has sought answers about what happened and who was responsible. The investigation remains open, but the case has moved between prosecutors, and Kramer says she has struggled to find someone in the prosecutor’s office who can update her.
The case matters to Barlow’s family and to the wider effort to resolve unsolved killings. Police say Detective Jose Torres is leading the investigation.