People romanticize about "the good ol' days". I get it. I'm guilty of it. But there are so many times where I think... "Huh. Cellphones and being connected could have saved so many lives."

Why didn’t that ex-girlfriend say something sooner though? I don’t care how in love I am with somebody, I could not live with myself knowing not only what that poor girl went through but that her family will spend years and years without closure...

I was only a year older than Amy and grew up in Vermilion, around 20 miles west of Bay Village. And like her, I was a "latch-key kid". I was a 6th grader then and those missing posters are still burnt into my memory. Her abduction and murder changed everything, like the end of innocence. And after all this time, still no closure for her poor family. Rest in peace, Amy.

If we put animals down for biting kids, shouldn’t we put animals down for destroying a little child’s innocence.

The ex-girlfriend KNEW, and yet chose to keep quiet. She's as culpable as the perp. Also, I can't understand how someone could live with the fact that they deliberately ended a young life. Some of them go on to have children of their own, are members of the community council, and smile as they go past the family they destroyed. My blood boils.

Very much liking these deeper dives into individual stories in between the listings. The quality and meticulousness of research continues to go from strength to strength. As ever, thanks.

Amy's case is sad and it's sad her mom died never knowing who took Amy and stabbed her to death. I hope they find a way to solve her murder for her dad and brother to see justice.

How heartbreaking that she thought she was doing something nice for her mother.

My dad explained this case to me couple of years ago, Amy's uncle lived in the same village in Croatia where I still live...Mihaljevic is also my last name but we are not related. Sadly, the poor uncle died without ever seeing his niece.

The way you tell this gruesome story. Is very respectful. This is such a sad thing. Yet you spoke about it with such truth and honor. Well done.

I haven't signed a public visitor's book in almost 30 years. When I was a young mom, I signed one as a visitor to a church. Turns out the pastor there was a creeper. It took me 4 years and moving to a different city to stop the stalking, phone calls, and unwanted visits that only happened when he observed I was home alone with the children. It's terrible to hear that what was a common, polite social activity in those days was likely used against Amy and other potential victims.

Yes I was in high school when this incident happened and her mother never got over it. Eventually alcoholism took her as well as grief.

The poor father lost his wife and child I feel for him the only good thing is they found her body quickly but I wish they could send whatever evidence they have to Parabon lab before the suspect dies so he or she can face justice.

Statistically, Stranger Danger is complete bunk. Could a stranger harm a child? Yes. Do they? You're more likely to win the lottery. Meanwhile, children are harmed everyday by parents, siblings, teachers, coaches, friends, and neighbors. And this guy... not a stranger. He probably wasn't a prominent or important person in her life, but you can tell that she knew him enough; he knew her name and face, and she knew his. This was an otherwise unremarkable adult somewhere in her life.

A neighbor and I were two 11 yo girls walking to school around 8 am when a man I did not know or recognize, slowed down his car next to us asking us if we wanted a ride to school. We politely turned him down. This happened on two different mornings back in 1964 before the phrase Stranger Danger was actually coined, I think. Anyway, I told my Mom after school and she just laughed it off saying Oh that is Mrs So and So's father, who was old enough to be our grandfather. Probably trying to play the kindly old man card. I lost a lot of respect for her right then and there. How did I have more common sense than a 44 year old woman? I also don't think she IDd him correctly. SMH. May you rest in peace, Mom. 🙏🙏🙏❤

So the killer served himself on a platter and they had proof he drove by the scene with no reason to be 50 miles away from everything pertinent to his life. But the case remains unsolved? How Sway?

"He may have called previously as a wrong number." Sounds like he wasn't claiming to have dialed it as a wrong number , but rather he purposely dialed the number and then CLAIMED he accidentally called a wrong number when someone answered. The curtain and blanket look like they may have been ugly items from a cheap hotel or something.

The note that her father has never visited her or her mother's grave is so sad :(

Poor girl. How heartbreaking for her and her family. 😞

they clearly found their guy. and karma already hit him by taking away his home and money. now homeless hes forced to think about what he’s done.

Such a sad case for the family to loose a bright young daughter ,then to loose the Mum too.Such a difficult thing to get over two deaths of loved ones close together.I know.I hope one day they will solve the case.If only to give closure to the family ..Love n Light 🥰

Poor girl. She had her whole life ahead of her and it was stolen away by a selfish and disgusting excuse of a human. May she rest in peace, and I hope eventually her killer can be caught and face justice for taking Amy's life.

My Dad worked with Amy's Dad at Spitzer Buick, this case always hit home really hard.

This case really touched me as a child. I was just a year younger than Amy, almost to the day. Living in North East Ohio and seeing the news every night of a missing girl, sketches of the suspect in every public location my family frequented. My friends were already terrified that there was a mad man on the loose in the Cleveland area. But then the day they found her body on a rural back road just miles from my home, that scared us even more! I grew up just northwest of the town of New London, Ohio, she was found just southeast. To think that the killer could be in my little hometown gave me the chills. We call the road she was found on, Amy Mihaljevics road. We drive the road often just to see if there's anything left on the spot she was found that might lead to answers.

I am in total misbelief at the foreshadowing of the “stranger danger” topic that the school had that very morning. What a coincidence that is!

I grew up in Bay Village and Amy's case still very much haunts all of us. I worked in that plaza she was taken from. The rumors about who did it are still going. They need to do the new testing. Bay is a VERY rich city, there has to be a way to pay for it.

Amy's case has always bothered me being a kid when this happened, you really don't realize the different world today's kids have, as well as warning signs. Take a piece of mail, and open a phone book is all some creep possibly needed to do to commit a horrific crime. Hoping that this crime is added to the lists of cases solved from DNA. RIP Amy Mihaljevic

I hope the dna process soon will be affordable so this man can get his day in court

Everybody knows that Dean Runkle killed Amy. It's sad that he's still breathing.

Laying in bed and get this notification...looks like sleep can wait another half an hour lol 😴

Perhaps the family could do a GoFundMe or something similar to collect the money for the mitochondrial DNA tests and not wait until it becomes affordable to the local police station?

I love that you have genuine sympathy for the victim and speak with respect for her and her family. ❤️

So, I live & grew up 25 mins south of Cleveland, OH. I was in high school when this happened & my little sister is the same age as Amy!! I was profoundly affected by the shocking abduction & murder of Amy. It's that one cautionary tale that changed how I viewed the world. I became hyper-vigilant w/ my little sister & I distinctly remember the news coverage w/ her mom, the posters/fliers everywhere w/ that same pic of her w/ a side ponytail. It was scary. It was in that timeframe right before DNA technology or CSI became a widely understood tool & looking back it feels like serial killers were just having a free for all in the ’80s. We had also just lost our dad (who was only 39) the year prior in a sudden accident. He was very protective of us girls & then suddenly he's gone & w/ me being the oldest kid, I felt in charge of their safety. It really changed me & it made me cynical, afraid & basically a bitch. My mom “tried” to date a couple years later, but I literally drove away anyone who came near her. I don't know how she put up w/ me. She just.gave up & waited until we all were out of the house. Seriously, I let no man come to our house unless related to us. 😂😂😂 my poor mom.

WOW, thank you. This sad Cleveland case makes all of us from Northeast Ohio wanting answers.

This is such a tragic story. There's a very good book about this case written by James Renner. Amy's story stuck with me for a long time after reading the book.

I’ve missed you, Merc Docs ♥️

Loving the new style!!! Thank you for another great video 💜

It's so disgusting how people go on with their lives. Marry have kids potentially and they just act as if nothing sinister ever happened.. 🤮😢

This is my first video if yours. And I really like your delivery of all the sensitive material you covered.

I just love narrators voice. It fits so well to tell events like these.

Most foregone conclusion cold case ever? I mean, call it circumstantial all you like, at some point the coincidences are just too much. I'd bet my life savings they already caught their guy.

Hey @Merc Docs way to go on the new intro it's awesome. Keep up the good work

Thanks for the upload, Merc Docs 😎 👍 👍

I am so happy you are covering this case!!! Thank you!!!!

Amazing document! Well researched and very informative!

That's f-ing diabolical - telling a kid their mom was promoted at work and asking them to pick out a gift. I hope he gets what's coming to him.

The new intro is stunningly beautiful and aptly haunting and just the right length - well done Merc Crew!

I will never understand how someone can see a child ,a senior citizen ,or a physically impaired person and think that’s the one I will kill, and they do, leaving a wake of absolute heartbreak and utter destruction🤮 I’ve said it before but this case I pray will be solved🙏🏻, great upload ,the attention to detail in the sensitive way you guys report all of the cases you do, thank you ever so much Merc&Crew, spreading the word might help solve, 🙏🏻from Florida be safe all✌🏻😷

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This is a sad but odd case. I really hope they find the guy.

Some quality content here. Thanks for bringing her case into the spotlight.

Such a brilliant channel guys!

This is very well done. Good job!

I lived and went to school in Bay Village when Amy was abducted and murdered. Every student, from kindergarten to high-school had a printed booklet with their name, the parents name, their address and phone number. This was given to us to take home to our parents. Can you imagine that today? So, it would be easy for whomever abducted Amy to have all the information he needed. I remember standing with my parents at our sliding glass door and seeing at least 50 FBI agents walking through this field, police cars in our driveway and helicopters above. We have busy trains that do pass through Bay often and I had heard that they had found something on those tracks and the areal pic of the road, police, if u look at the top of that photo? That looks like the field that was behind our house and there are tracks there and a larger wooded area. We all thought it was this guy that worked at the nature center (we all thought he was creepy) and all of us students went to the nature center on a few occasions depending on what class you taking or a project you were working on. Yes, you always had to sign in on a book.. last I heard, he's in Mexico. Bay hasn't changed much and is still considered a very safe place for families. It's right on the lake and the center of town looks exactly the same. The only other serious crime we've had here was the Sam Sheppard case. This was the inspiration for the movie "The Fugitive". I posted both of these cases on Reddit a couple months ago because I haven't heard any other content creators detailing their baffling cases. Especially Sam Sheppard case. Anyway, I'm glad to see that this case was covered because we still would like to see justice for Amy. RIP angel 😔💔💔

One of favorite narrator, well and thorough research. This chanel deserves more subscribers

Gosh. You can't trust anyone. The log book. So sad. It's like the Madeleine McCann case, where the parents put in restaurant reservation that they needed a table to view their room as kids were going to be left alone. Like, it's so scary who could read these things and who knows what their intentions are. 😢💔

Can police not run fundraisers to raise the money to do the DNA testing that's so expensive? Rewards are on offer. So there's money available 🤷🏻‍♀️

I watch these shows with my daughter to show her the lengths people will go to try to hurt beautiful little girls. I pray that Amy's family finds peace.

Just heartbreaking 💔💔 thank you for another quality video. Much appreciated ❤️

Love it!!! So informative

All the adults ivolved in the case seem pretty ignorant. It was obviously the guy they questioned. They let him get away with assault & murder because they're all ignorant and incompetent.

New subscriber. You have a great narrative voice. Good videos 👍

Thank you for this updated episode. I hope Amy can find justice.

I can't begin to explain my excitement! I randomly stumbled into your channel, and absolutely LOVE IT! Instantly subbed and click the damn bell! Cheers from PA!

I'd say her father is from the Balkans by the last name. Probably serbian or croatian. Her last name is pronounced Meehalyevich. Such a sad loss, rest in peace angel

Private organizations should be considerate enough to give info needed for any case esp if it involves any crime against children..how selfish of them to think of themselves regardless if one of their volunteers is guilty or not. Thanks for this sharing this story...sending everyone good vibes. God bless 🙏

Wow, incredible episode hands down. So much new information. Thanks for sharing.

I love your voice and research!

May Amy and her mother rest in peace 🙏, hopefully her father get the answers soon. Great video thanks 🖤

I love your voice!!I wish everyone sounded like you while narrating these crimes!!

Love your voice & narration 🥰

Again thanks Alex and merc and shoutout to merc hope all’s good with you

Such a sad story 😔... I must say that you have the most perfect voice for narrating stories like this... it makes a change from the usual American narrators who SHOUT AT YOU IN AN OVERLY DRAMATIC TONE ALL THE TIME!!! 🤣 Seriously... good job... subscribed 👍😊

you have the best voice for this, like actress Julie Benz who played Darla on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff Angel. Sweet yet sinister.. Its a matter of time before they catch or identify him.. Dr Ed Green you said??

I really like the writing for this video. Whoever wrote the script for this did an amazing job!

Glad I found your channel. I like the way you present videos. Just started in on this one, my third one tonight, and what an absolute darling little girl...

As a self admitted "geek", I say "woo, hoo!!" to Dr. Ed Green who was able to identify his own DNA from a rootless hair sample by submitting a saliva test. This type of advanced DNA recognition can, and probably is already, be used to solve cold cases, current kidnap cases, rape cases. HUGE shout out to DR. ED GREEN!!!!!

Dean Runkle is his name.

Great job. Interesting video

It blows my mind I’ve never heard of this case with how close it is to home. Thank you for sharing

I hope this case get solved 😢💔

a child disappears the same day he attends a class on the danger that a foreign person can represent, at the very least it means a lack of pedagogy or a botching of the session in question. all these children who leave carried away by the violence of adult psychopaths take with them the memory of the dark side of the human species, a species which will definitely never be able to protect itself from its own evil.

Wow, what a nice soothing voice the narrator has.. I’m watching this very late at night and even tho this story is horrific and so tragic, I can really find myself falling asleep.. thank ya kindly miss! 😉 👍✌️ **May God bless Amy and her beloved family. Xo 💜🙏

Omg I love your voice 😍. Also thank you for the content . You do a great job.

💔 I can tell from the thumbnail that this one is going to break my mama heart

I remember this case from when I was a kid I lived in the same area and I still remember how scared everyone was

Just found your channel and your voice is so beautiful and soothing. Love the video

Great post.

Those missing horse head earrings and boots are probably inside the suspect's storage unit.

The mother and daughter being together brought tears to my eyes! So sad!😭😭😭😭

Thank you so much for shining light on Amy’s case.

I always like your videos but this one was particularly well done.

It really sounds to me that the suspect is who they had been looking for.

It’s hard to watch these videos about unsolved murders and most of them make me cry, her killer ripped her life and future away. I hope one day her killer is caught and she gets justice.

Great job

Seeing the number of views makes me happy. I’m glad this case still gets attention all these years later. I hope it’s solved. My mom and aunt went to school with her. Knew her too I think. Same grade

I grew up not far from Cleveland as well and I remember seeing this little girls picture all those years ago, I was only about 6 when this happened. As far as the suspect goes, most of these guys don’t stop. The fact that he’s still not been caught makes me wonder how many other victims are out there that are connected to him. It’s infuriating that a grown man (or anybody actually) can hurt a child like this. I believe there is a special place in hell just for pedos!

I love these channels. Especially the ones that don’t say “quote, end quote” 1,000 times

I just paused the video after the introduction, because I needed to comment on the fact that the introduction music/visuals are better than most high budget tv shows. That montage with the animations was so sweet.

Thanks 💓