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Melissa Runnels

Case from Indianapolis, IN dated Jun 15, 2018

Victim Details

Melissa Runnels

Female

White / Caucasian

Indianapolis

IN

2018-06-15

20

Melissa

Runnels

07/24/2026

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In the early morning hours of June 15, 2018, a 911 call reporting a garage fire at a vacant home in Indianapolis led firefighters to a grim discovery. In the backyard of the property on the 1100 block of Warman Avenue, they found the burning body of 20-year-old Melissa Runnels. Initially, the remains were so badly burned that authorities could not determine the gender.

An autopsy later revealed the horrifying truth of what happened to the young woman. Melissa had been fatally shot before ...
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  • FOX59: Coroner: 20-year-old Indianapolis woman shot to death before being found at fire
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