Stephen Melkey/The Blindfold Murder

Today's case is a case with hard any information on it- and yet it is one of the most intriguing cases I have ever heard. I am willing to bet you haven't heard it either.

At around 3 am on the morning of December 22nd, 1939, Stephen Melkey wandered out into a busy highway and was struck by a car. Once officers arrived at the scene, they soon realized that this wasn't an accident- someone had bound and gagged Stephen and either had intentionally led him to the highway or sat back and watched as he stumbled helplessly into oncoming traffic.

Today we talk about Stephen Melkey and a case that was known at its time as the Blindfold Murder.

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Stephen Melkey, South Bend, Indiana 1939. - Imgur (Also photo source)

Stephen Samuel “Steve” Melkey (1895-1939) - Find a Grave Memorial

(1) In December 1939, Stephen Melkey, 44, a factory worker, widow, and father of three, was killed when he stumbled onto a snowy highway near South Bend, Indiana. His hands were bound, and surgical tape covered his eyes and mouth. Labeled by the press as the “blindfold death,” his case was never solved. : UnresolvedMysteries (reddit.com) This was an extremely good write up on the case and where most of today's story came from.