A woman goes for a wall \u0026 never returns On a quiet evening, August 24, 1975, 24-year-old Pamela Ann Smith, a Caucasian female, left her home in Greens Fork, Indiana, for a walk and never returned. A newlywed of only five months, she had told her husband, Gerold Smith, that she would not be long. When she failed to come back, he began a search for her, and when that proved fruitless, he reported her missing to the authorities.
For seven months, there was no trace of Pamela.
Her husband drove thousands of miles in his own search efforts, but to no avail. The mysterious disappearance left her family and the small community in a state of distress. The search for Pamela came to a grim end on March 30, 1976, when a highway worker discovered her remains in a cornfield in eastern Henry County, about 20 miles from her home. Her identity was confirmed through dental records and the wedding ring that was still on her finger.
Due to the advanced state of decomposition of the remains, the exact cause of death could not be determined. However, it was ruled a homicide. An autopsy revealed a skull fracture and a wound on her right arm that had been inflicted by a sharp instrument, though it was unclear if these injuries occurred before or after her death. The location where her body was found suggested to investigators that the perpetrator had made little effort to conceal their crime.
Despite the ongoing investigation by the Indiana State Police, no arrests have ever been made in connection with the murder of Pamela Ann Smith. The case grew cold over the years, leaving a lasting sense of loss and unanswered questions for her family and the community. Several theories have been considered, including the possibility that she was abducted by a stranger. There has been speculation about potential links to other violent crimes that occurred in the same time frame, but no definitive evidence has ever surfaced to connect any other suspect to Pamela's case. The investigation into her death remains open.
