Marie and Melissa Hulse ran to their grandparent’s house nearby and their grandma told police to hurry up and get to Ron and Darlene Hulse’s house where there was an intruder. Police respond, but it’s too late. Darlene and her captor are nowhere to be found, but left in his wake is Darlene’s youngest daughter and pools of blood on the floor, and a blood trail leading to the driveway. Police needed to locate Darlene, and fast.
Courtesy: Indiana State Police
Episode Info
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A photo from outside the crime scene of law enforcement responding to the Hulse house, featured in the August 18, 1984 Pilot News.
The living room of the Hulse home where the brunt of the attack is believed to have taken place.
A blood trail is photographed in the entrance of the Hulse house, with a baby crib in the foreground.
Fireplace tools scattered throughout the Hulse home’s living room.
One of the fireplace tools left at the scene.
Blood in the gravel outside of the Hulse home.
An old newspaper clipping shows a photo of Ron and Darlene a Valentine’s Day event in 1981. Clipping courtesy of Hulse family.
Sketch of the suspect's car.
The original 1984 bulletin describing the suspect’s car bluish-green in color.
Melissa, Marie, and Kristen looking at paint swatches in 2022 to indicate the suspect’s car color.
Photo of paint swatch that indicates the color of the suspect’s car from 1984.
The sketch from Marie’s description of the suspect in 1984.