I-70 Killer

The I-70 killer is an unidentified American serial killer who is believed to have killed six store clerks in the Midwestern United States in the spring of 1992. His nickname derives from the fact that several of the stores in which his victims worked were a few miles from Interstate 70.

The victims were usually young, petite, brunette women. One was a man, but it is believed that the killer mistook him for a woman because the store had a woman's name and the victim had long hair. The stores were all specialty stores and usually robbed of only small amounts of cash. The killer is also suspected of shooting three store clerks in Texas in 1993 and 1994, one of whom survived, as well as a 2001 murder of a store clerk in Terre Haute, Indiana.

The case was featured on Unsolved Mysteries, America's Most Wanted, Dark Minds, and People Magazine Investigates, but the killer has not been identified and investigators have not publicly named any suspects.

1992 murder spree Robin Fuldauer The killing spree began on April 8, 1992, with the murder of 26-year-old Payless ShoeSource manager Robin Fuldauer in Indianapolis. She was alone in the store when she was shot sometime around 1:30 p.m.

Patricia Magers and Patricia Smith The next two murders occurred on April 11 at the La Bride d'Elegance bridal shop in Wichita. The victims were Patricia Smith, 23, and the store's owner, Patricia Magers, 32. As this was the only case involving multiple victims, investigators believe the killer was under the impression that there was only one woman in the store. The customer was so frightened that he did not report the incident until more than an hour had passed. He later provided details for a composite sketch of the killer, describing him as a slender white man with reddish hair armed with an Uzi-style gun. McCown was the only male victim of the spree, and investigators believe the killer chose the store because the store's name, Sylvia's Ceramics, seemed to make it a good target. It is believed that McCown was mistaken for a woman because he wore his hair in a ponytail and was shot from behind while kneeling to stock shelves. She was supposed to be off that day but came in so that a co-worker could have the day off. Some money was taken from the cash register. No one heard the shot, but a witness saw Kitzmiller with a customer just minutes before her death, and this sighting helped police create a composite drawing.

Sarah Blessing The final confirmed murder occurred on May 7 in Raytown, Missouri. The victim was 37-year-old Sarah Blessing, who was working in her gift shop, Store of Many Colors. The murder occurred during the day, and the owner of the video store next to Blessing's shop saw the killer enter the shop, heard a pop, and saw him leave. He discovered Blessing's body after checking to see what had happened. A clerk at a nearby grocery store also saw the killer. He was climbing a hill toward I-70.

Suspected murders 1993 Texas murders Investigators believe the I-70 killer may be responsible for two murders in 1993 and an attempted murder in 1994, all of which occurred in Texas. The two murder victims were 51-year-old Mary Ann Glasscock, who was killed on September 25 in Fort Worth at the Emporium Antiques store, and 22-year-old Amy Vess, who was shot to death in a dance apparel store in Arlington on November 1. Brossman's murder occurred just seven blocks from the murder of Michael McCown and was similar in modus operandi to the I-70 murders. Unlike in the I-70 murders, security footage of Brossman's killer exists and police have said they have a person of interest in the case. Sean Patrick Goble of Asheboro, North Carolina, was arrested in 1995 for the murders of four women in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Alabama. He was named a suspect in the I-70 case by Missouri authorities, but due to differences in modus operandi and physical description was eliminated as a suspect.

In 2021, the St. Charles police department published age-progressed versions of the original composite sketch to show what the killer may look like today. Investigators believe the killer is between 52 and 70 years old if he is alive.