On a cool autumn evening in Indianapolis, the life of Crista A. Bytheway was tragically cut short. On October 31, 2012, the 29-year-old Caucasian woman was found deceased on the near-north side of the city. Her body was discovered lying in the road in the 600 block of Eugene Street at approximately 10:50 p.m.
Authorities from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were called to the scene where they found that Bytheway had sustained a fatal gunshot wound to the head.
Investigators immediately began canvassing the neighborhood, speaking with residents in an effort to piece together the events that led to her death. In the initial stages of the investigation, police were unable to identify any suspects in connection with the shooting.
In the years that have followed, there has been no public announcement of any arrests or the identification of any suspects in the murder of Crista Bytheway. The case is now considered a cold case, one of many in the city that authorities continue to seek new information and leads on. The circumstances surrounding her death on that Halloween night remain a mystery, leaving her family and community without answers or a sense of justice for her untimely passing.
