ColdPriorityCriminal · Unsolved homicide· Marion County, IN

The Murder of Clara Ossman (2018)

Clara Ossman was killed near Sunset Motel in Marion County, IN in 2018. The death was ruled a homicide caused by asphyxiation, 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. 2018

    The victim was last seen leaving Sunset Motel and was found two days later.

  2. 2022

    The file was moved to inactive status when leads ran out.

  3. 2025

    The family filed a public records suit and obtained the case binder.

  4. Recently

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

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