Twenty-seven years ago this week, 10-year-old Linda Weldy of LaPorte disappeared. She was reported missing on Feb. 24, 1987, and was found dead March 17 of that same year.
Like the 1993 “cold case” murder of LaPorte teen Rayna Rison that resulted in an arrest in 2013, authorities and others hope new evidence will surface in the Linda Weldy killing.
Linda got off her LaPorte Community School Corp. bus at about 3:30 p.m. Feb. 24, 1987, near her home on McClung Road, but apparently did not get to her house. Her mother reported her missing later that evening. Her body was discovered over two weeks later on an abandoned railroad right-of-way near County Road 500 South near Kingsbury. Police conducted interviews at the time, but no arrests were made.
“The LaPorte County Sheriff’s Office believes that this case is solvable and potential witnesses exist who could assist in bringing this case to resolution and the killer(s) to justice,” a sheriff’s office press release states. Anyone with information is asked to call Det. Sgt. Ron Heeg at 326-7700 ext. 2335 or Det. Adam Hannon at 326-7700 ext. 2405.
To view a 2013 WSBT-TV story on the Linda Weldy “cold case,” click on the following link:
http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/the-kidnapping-and-murder-of-10yearold-linda-weldy/22907088