Erika Norman
Real Name: Erika Elaine Norman
Nicknames: No known nicknames
Location: Vincennes, Indiana
Date: July 4, 1999
Case
Details: On July 4, 1999, 21 year old Vincennes college student Erika Norman vanished after leaving a local restaurant with a man named Brian Jones. She was reported missing the next day and when investigators searched her apartment, they discovered that the scene was almost identical to that of Brook Baker's apartment. Brook had been murdered in September 1997, and her case had remained unsolved for almost two years. However, the only difference between the two cases was that Erika's body was not found in her apartment, so Brian was not charged in her case. He was brought in for questioning and was soon connected by DNA to Brook's murder. However, Erika remains missing and Jones remains the prime suspect in her case.
Brian Jones
Suspects: Brian Jones
Extra Notes: The case was featured as a part of the update to the Brook Baker case; the airdate is unknown.
Results: Solved. Weeks after Erika vanished, her body was found dumped in a cornfield in a plastic tub. Brian Jones was charged with her murder, along with the murder of Brook Baker. Jones agreed to plead guilty to Erika's murder and was given a 60 year sentence. In December 2000, he was convicted of Brook's murder, and was given a life sentence added to the previous sentence.
Links:
- Archive on the Search for Erika's body
- Positive Id Made Of Found Body
- Indiana man pleads guilty in strangling of student
- Erika Norman on Find a Grave