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Carmen Van Huss

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Mar 24, 1993

Victim Details

Carmen Van Huss

November 23, 2022

Female

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

IN

1993-03-24

1993-03-23

1973-10-09

Many photographs and at least one source indicate that Carmen had a condition known as Heterochromia, meaning her eyes were two different colors. They appear to be hazel (right eye) and blue (left eye

true

$11,000.00

true

19

93-11866A

Carmen

Van Huss

Victim

Brown

Hazel

5'2

115 lbs

07/18/2026


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A 19 year old is killed inside her apartment when an unidentified man visits
In March of 1993, the life of 19-year-old Carmen Van Huss was tragically cut short in her Indianapolis apartment. A vibrant young woman, she was found by her father after she failed to show up for her job as a waitress at a local Pizza Hut. The scene that greeted him was one of unimaginable violence; his daughter had been brutally raped and stabbed 61 times. For decades, the case remained cold, a source of unending grief and unanswered questions for her family and friends. Investigators intervie ...
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