Cold cases from Indiana discussed, mapped, and brought back into public eye. In this book, every chapter is a new case with new victims. From Burger Chef to Lauren Spierer, I cover all types of unsolved cases. Theories and serial killer studies incl...
As the investigation into Maoma's death continued, investigators ran out of steam quickly. Rumors swirled that the military was not cooperating and sharing information, as if they were trying to cover something up. Meanwhile, the federal government offered FBI lab services because President Roosevelt had been fond of Maoma when she was his nurse while he was being treated for Polio.
The suspect grew quickly. Some suspects made the list for numerous reasons. Some fit the "profile," while others were in the wrong place at the right time. More bizarrely numerous individuals confessed to the crime and put themselves and others on the list. Stranger yet is the theory that Maoma's killer is the same man that some believe is responsible for The Black Dahlia Murder.
The first suspect that I wanted to talk about is Robert A. Watts. Watts appears to have made the list because he fits the profile and it would have been easy to pin the murder on him. He grew up in the slums of Indianapolis at the time. His father was absent and his mother was a known drunk, according to neighbors. Some would later attribute his long rap sheet to these factors.
