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In the early morning hours of February 17, 1988, the quiet of a Mishawaka, Indiana mobile home park was shattered by the sound of a gunshot. Responding to the noise, a witness discovered the body of 70-year-old Phyllis Eckert lying on 12th Street near Byrkit. Eckert, a resident of the nearby Village Green trailer park, had been taking her dog for a walk around 2 a.m. when she was tragically killed. An investigation revealed she had been shot multiple times in her lower torso.

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Victim Details

Phyllis Eckert

Female

Mishawaka

IN

1988-02-17

70

Phyllis

Eckert

01/21/2026