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A beloved mother and daughter are brutally murdered in their Indianapolis home
Vicki McCarty, a 21-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on September 25, 1987, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Vicki, who was a graduate of Lawrence Central High School and taking classes at Ivy Tech Community College, was found bludgeoned to death along with her mother, Mary McCarty, inside their apartment. The attacker used a hammer, which was later found at the crime scene, suggesting a brutal confrontation. There were no signs of forced entry, and it was believed that Mary had been killed in h ...Read More
Vicki McCarty, a 21-year-old woman, was tragically murdered on September 25, 1987, in Indianapolis, Indiana. Vicki, who was a graduate of Lawrence Central High School and taking classes at Ivy Tech Community College, was found bludgeoned to death along with her mother, Mary McCarty, inside their apartment. The attacker used a hammer, which was later found at the crime scene, suggesting a brutal confrontation. There were no signs of forced entry, and it was believed that Mary had been killed in h ...Read More
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Vicki McCarty
April 16, 2023
Female
Caucasian / White
Indianapolis
IN
1987-09-25
1966-05-15
21
Vicki
McCarty
Victim
Brown
11/10/2025
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Forum Posts (3)
I’ve been following Vicki McCarty's case for a while, and one detail that I find particularly haun... ...Read More
09/23/2024
09/23/2024
Does anyone else find it odd that the McCartys' Chevy Cavalier just vanished without a trace? It see... ...Read More
06/05/2023
06/05/2023
I’ve been reading through the details of Vicki McCarty's case, and something that keeps sticking w... ...Read More
03/06/2023
03/06/2023
