A Decade After Daughter’s Killing, Mother Still Seeks Answers
WHO:
Fox News - Angie Barlow was 23 when she disappeared; her mother is Christina Kramer.
Fox News - Barlow was the eldest of four sisters and had left the family’s home in Muncie, Indiana.
Fox News - Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Ryan Mears and Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Detective Jose Torres are identified in connection with the case; Torres is the lead investigator.
Fox News - Kramer said Barlow knew the female acquaintance who attended the private party with her boyfriend, but they were not friends. The acquaintance reportedly worked with Barlow at Club Rio in Indianapolis.
NY Post - Barlow texted her roommate before she vanished.
WHAT:
Fox News - Barlow’s disappearance and killing remain unsolved. Her remains were found nearly eight months after she disappeared, and Kramer said Barlow had been fatally shot. No criminal charges have been filed; Indianapolis police said the investigation remains open.
Fox News - Barlow texted: “About to work this private party in case I go missing LOL.”
Fox News - Kramer said she has repeatedly sought updates from prosecutors, estimated she had gone about two years without hearing from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office, and said she had no current contact there. She also said Mears had not responded to her.
Fox News - Kramer said surveillance footage showed Barlow’s blue Pontiac G6 and a black sedan leaving together; the footage did not identify their drivers or occupants because of tinted windows.
Fox News - Kramer used the dealership’s GPS tracker to help locate Barlow’s car about eight miles from the apartment complex. She said it was trashed inside and appeared to have been driven under a fence.
Fox News - Kramer recalled a woman telling her, “Oh, you want to know what her last words were.” Kramer interpreted the remark as a taunt; the woman denied making the call and having the conversation, according to Kramer.
Fox News - Kramer described Barlow as a gifted athlete who played softball, basketball, volleyball, shot put and bowling. She said Barlow’s death continues to affect the family, including her youngest daughter, who was four when Barlow disappeared.
Fox News - Kramer said, “My daughter was the victim. She can't speak for herself. I'm her survivor. I'm her voice, and I speak for her.”
WHERE:
Fox News - Barlow disappeared in Indianapolis after texting her roommate the address of a private dancing gig at Landmark Apartment and Townhomes. Her remains were found in a backyard near Harcourt in Indianapolis.
Fox News - The family home was in Muncie; Barlow worked at Club Rio in Indianapolis.
WHY:
Fox News - Kramer said Barlow needed quick cash and took the private-party job; she said Barlow would not have accepted it had she known who was there.
HOW:
Fox News - Kramer said the apartment complex’s surveillance footage showed two vehicles leaving at about 3:30 a.m.; investigators could not identify the occupants because the vehicles had tinted windows.
Fox News - Indianapolis police directed people with information to its homicide office at 317-327-3475. Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana accepts anonymous tips at 317-262-TIPS (8477).
(UPDATED October 25, 2026 19:03 UTC)
Angie Barlow’s killing remains unsolved, and Indianapolis police say the investigation is still open. Barlow, 23, disappeared after leaving a private party in Indianapolis; her remains were found nearly eight months later, and her mother, Christina Kramer, says she was fatally shot. Before vanishing, Barlow texted her roommate, “About to work this private party in case I go missing LOL,” and sent the address of the gig at Landmark Apartment and Townhomes. Kramer said Barlow took the job because she needed quick cash and knew a woman there, but they were not friends. Surveillance video showed Barlow’s blue Pontiac and a black sedan leaving together around 3:30 a.m.; tinted windows concealed who was inside. Kramer later used the car’s GPS tracker to find it, damaged, about eight miles away. No charges have been filed.