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Michael Andrew Riley

Case from Blue River Township, IN dated May 28, 1983

Victim Details

Michael Andrew Riley

Male

White / Caucasian

Blue River Township

IN

1983-05-28

22

Michael

Andrew Riley

07/15/2026

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On May 28, 1983, 22-year-old Michael Andrew 'Mick' Riley vanished after a night out at The Vogue Theater, a nightclub in Indianapolis. He was seen leaving with a man who was not identified at the time. This evening would be the last time he was seen alive, marking the beginning of a grim mystery that would take years to partially unravel.

Just over a week later, on June 5, 1983, a discovery was made in a creek in Blue River Township, a rural area within Hancock County. A resident looking ...
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  • Michael Andrew “Mick” Riley (1960-1983) - Memorials - Find a Grave
  • Body of Michael Riley found in Hancock County | 1983 - YouTube
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