The Haunting Lynda McDaniel Cold Case
Elementary school teacher found bound up with Christmas ribbon and drowned in bathtub.
3 min readDec 17, 2023
Indianapolis was shaken on December 1st, 1977 by the horrific murder of a young elementary school teacher, 32-year-old Lynda McDaniel. She was found dead in the bathtub of her second-floor apartment on West Lake Drive, a victim of foul play in a case that remains frustratingly unsolved over 45 years later.
Lynda’s body was discovered nude and kneeling over the tub, submerged in water. Her hands…