Cold Cases in Montana

ColdCaseIndex documents 7 cold cases in Montana, spanning 1975–2018. 5 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.

7 Documented Cases
5 Still Unsolved
1975–2018 Year Range
4 Case Types

By Type

4 Missing Persons 1 Unidentified Person 1 Homicide 1 Serial Killer Victims

By Status

5 Unsolved 1 Conviction 1 Solved

All Montana Cases

Unsolved 2018

Jermain Charlo

Jermain Charlo, a 23-year-old mother of two and enrolled member of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes, was last seen around midnight on June 15-16, 2018, on surveillance video in an alley behind the Badlander ba

Missoula Missing Person Age 23
Unsolved 2017

Ashley Loring HeavyRunner

Ashley Loring HeavyRunner, a 20-year-old Blackfeet Community College student, vanished from the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Montana, in June 2017. The FBI took over the investigation from the Bureau of Indi

Browning Missing Person Age 20
Conviction 2013

Hanna Harris

Hanna Harris, a Northern Cheyenne tribal member, disappeared on the Fourth of July from the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana. Her body was found a week later. Two men were eventually convicted of her murder. Her

Northern Cheyenne Reservation Missing Person Age 21
Unsolved 1989

Patricia Bernadette Meehan

Patricia Meehan, 37, walked away on foot into the Montana prairie after causing a head-on car crash near Circle on April 20, 1989, and was never seen again. Thousands of alleged sightings were reported across the country

Circle Missing Person Age 37
Solved 1986

Wayne Nance Victims

Wayne Nance is suspected of murdering at least five people in western Montana during the 1970s-80s. He was killed by his final intended victim, furniture store owner Doug Wells.

Missoula Serial Killer Victims
Unsolved 1985

Missoula Jane Doe

The partially decomposed body of a young woman was found near Missoula, Montana. Isotope analysis suggested she grew up in the Pacific Northwest. Despite DNA genealogy efforts, she remains unidentified.

Missoula Unidentified Person
Unsolved 1975

Barbara Bolick

Twenty-year-old Barbara Bolick was found murdered near Great Falls, Montana. Her case remains one of Montana's most prominent unsolved homicides.

Great Falls Homicide Age 20