Mary Ann Higginbotham

Murdered

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A young woman is found in a 55 gallon drum in White Lick Creek
Mary Ann Higginbotham, a 22-year-old from Mooresville, Indiana, went missing on June 6, 1978. Nearly a year later, on June 5, 1979, her body was discovered in a sealed 55-gallon steel drum in White Lick Creek near Mooresville. The drum had washed from a nearby gravel pit into the creek. She had been shot execution-style in the back of the head, and her body showed signs of significant decomposition, indicating she had been killed around the time she went missing.

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Victim Details

Mary Ann Higginbotham

August 6, 2022

Female

Caucasian / White

Mooresville

IN

1979-06-05

1978-06-06

22

Mary Ann

Higginbotham

No

10/17/2024


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If anyone has any information regarding the murder of Mary Ann, I urge you to please contact law enf... ...Read More
11/29/2024
My heart goes out to the victim and their family during this difficult time. I will be keeping them ... ...Read More
09/01/2024
Is there any DNA evidence available in the Mary Ann case? I'm curious to know if forensic genetic te... ...Read More
03/02/2023
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