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MURDERED: Malvina Krutz

When a young woman is found brutally murdered in her Indianapolis home in 1958, police start pointing fingers at everyone that’s been in and out of the house. But for every twist and turn and decade that has passed, there’s still so many questions around who killed Malvina.

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Malvina Krutz Headshot.

Malvina Krutz.

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Malvina Krutz.

Malvina Krutz.

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Hand-drawn diagram of the Krutz home published in The Indianapolis Star.

Hand-drawn diagram of the Krutz home published in The Indianapolis Star.

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The lead pencil with hairs stuck to it.

The lead pencil with hairs stuck to it.

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The Indianapolis Star article, published on February 21, 1958, about the release of suspect Robert Smith.

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Malvina Krutz’s grave, where she is joined by her son, Charles “Buddy” Krutz.

Malvina Krutz’s grave, where she is joined by her son, Charles “Buddy” Krutz.

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Please contact the authorities if you have any information:

Crime Stoppers

If you have any information about the murder of Malvina Krutz in Indianapolis in 1958, please contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477), or via their app.

Indiana State Police

You can also contact the Indiana State Police’s cold case hotline at 1-800-453-4756, or visit their website at [email protected]. 

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