Episode 529: The Unsolved Murder of Maggie Hume
Maggie Hume was 20‑year‑oldwoman from Battle Creek, Michigan who was found murdered on August 18, 1982, after failing to show up for work. The investigation quickly split between the Battle Creek Police, who suspected her boyfriend Jay Carter, and the Calhoun County Prosecutor’s Office, who believed her downstairs neighbor Michael Ronning was responsible. Because the two agencies could not agree on a suspect, the case stalled and was never brought to trial. Today, Maggie is remembered as a kind, dependable young woman whose murder remains one of Michigan’s most haunting cold cases.
Sources for this episode:
https://yesterdaysamerica.com/macabre-mondays-the-tragic-story-of-maggie-hume/
https://archive.org/details/murderofmaggiehu0000pard
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/12447706/margaret_mary-hume/photo
https://www.historicalcrimedetective.com/book-review-the-murder-of-maggie-hume/
