Julia Hearld was a 33-year-old single mother found dead at her Columbus, Ohio apartment at 308 Stanaford Place on July 23, 1996. The state cold-case record lists blunt-impact head injuries as the cause of death and the Columbus Police Department classified the death as a homicide. Reports say she was discovered after her mother, Bonnie Moore, grew concerned when she had not heard from her daughter for two days and looked through the windows to see Hearld’s body inside.

An infant son reportedly remained in the apartment with Julia’s body for as long as two days and was later treated for dehydration; an older daughter had been staying with their grandmother. Contemporary accounts described Hearld as recently under strain and noted prior police visits to her home for domestic problems involving the infant’s father, but officials at the time said there were no suspects. Juvenile Court granted temporary custody of the children to their grandmother, and a memorial service was held before burial at Fernwood Cemetery.

Does anyone have memories of Julia, her family, or information that could help bring answers?