On August 2, 2015, the body of Bobbi Ratliffe, a 49-year-old African American woman, was discovered inside her residence in Indianapolis, Indiana. Officers from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department were dispatched to the apartment complex located at 29 Bankers Lane after receiving reports regarding an unresponsive individual. upon arrival, first responders located Ratliffe inside her home, where she was pronounced dead at the scene.
Investigators quickly determined that the
circumstances surrounding her death were suspicious, and the case was subsequently classified as a homicide. Detectives began processing the apartment for evidence and interviewing potential witnesses in the area to piece together the events leading up to the discovery. Despite these initial efforts, the specific cause of death and details regarding the weapon or method used were not publicly released by authorities at the time, a common tactic to preserve the integrity of an ongoing investigation.
In the years following the tragedy, the case has remained unsolved with no arrests made in connection with the crime. Police have not named any specific suspects or persons of interest publicly, and the motive behind the killing remains unclear. The investigation eventually stalled, leading to its classification as a cold case. Local law enforcement agencies and cold case databases continue to list the murder of Bobbi Ratliffe as an open investigation, urging anyone with information to contact the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department to help bring closure to the inquiry.
