ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· District of Columbia, DC

The Mill Creek Killing (1987)

Clara Kettles was killed near Mill Creek in District of Columbia, DC in 1987. The death was ruled a homicide caused by undetermined causes, no one has been charged, and the file is still open.

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Rows of old filing cabinets in a dim municipal archive room
Source: Vermilion ledger illustration
Timeline
  1. 1987

    The victim was last seen leaving Mill Creek and was found two days later.

  2. 1991

    Detectives cleared the primary suspect after an alibi was confirmed.

  3. 2013

    The file was reopened after a records request made the reports public.

  4. Recently

    Ledger contributors indexed the public record and opened the case for review.

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exhibit_c5 days ago

A latent print card is referenced by number but is missing from the released inventory.

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