State Directory

Cold Cases in Michigan

ColdCaseIndex documents 8 cold cases in Michigan, spanning 1974–2003. 7 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.

8 Documented Cases
7 Still Unsolved
1974–2003 Year Range
3 Case Types

By Type

4 Homicides 2 Serial Killer Victims 2 Missing Persons

By Status

7 Unsolved 1 Conviction

All Michigan Cases

Unsolved 2003

Tamara Greene

Tamara Greene, known as 'Strawberry,' was an exotic dancer found shot to death in her car in Detroit. Theories linked her death to a party she allegedly attended at the Manoogian Mansion involving Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick.

Detroit Homicide Age 27
Unsolved 1991

Stacy Richmond

Twenty-two-year-old Stacy Richmond was found murdered in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains open in Kalamazoo Public Safety cold case files.

Kalamazoo Homicide Age 22
Unsolved 1990

Diana Olmstead

Twenty-eight-year-old Diana Olmstead was found murdered in Ann Arbor, Michigan in August 1990. Despite investigation by Ann Arbor Police, the case went cold. It remains in Washtenaw County cold case files.

Ann Arbor Homicide Age 28
Unsolved 1990

Jan Marie Brophy

Twenty-seven-year-old Jan Marie Brophy was found murdered in Flint, Michigan in August 1990. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Genesee County cold case files.

Flint Homicide Age 27
Unsolved 1990

Paige Renkoski

Twenty-one-year-old Paige Renkoski disappeared while driving near Okemos, Michigan. Her car was found running with her purse inside. A witness reported seeing her talking to a man in another car. Despite investigation, s

Okemos Missing Person Age 21
Unsolved 1976

Oakland County Child Killer Victims

A serial killer known as the 'Babysitter' abducted and murdered four children in Oakland County, Michigan. The victims ranged in age from 10 to 12 years old. The killer washed and redressed victims before leaving them in

Oakland County Serial Killer Victims
Unsolved 1975

Jimmy Hoffa

Teamsters Union president Jimmy Hoffa was last seen in a restaurant parking lot in Bloomfield Township, Michigan. He was believed to have been murdered by organized crime figures. Multiple sites were searched over the ye

Bloomfield Township Missing Person Age 62
Conviction 1974

Coral Eugene Watts Victims

Coral Eugene Watts confessed to 13 murders in Michigan and Texas. He was convicted of burglary with intent to murder in Texas in 1982 and given a 60-year sentence. When he was nearly released in 2004, prosecutors charged

Multiple Serial Killer Victims