Case Number 33-3866
Case Date: 05/04/1976
Age: 18
Sex: Male
Race: Caucasian
County: Lawrence
Location of Offense: Rural Lawrence County, Indiana
Circumstances: On May 4, 1976, Bennett Brown was last observed in Chicago after completing his freshman year at Northern Illinois University, in Dekalb, Illinois (west of Chicago). Brown was believed to have been wearing blue jeans, white Adidas style tennis shoes, and a red, hooded, front zipper type sweatshirt. Brown indicated he was leaving Chicago to go work at a boys’ camp, but the name of the camp and address is not known. Brown’s body was found in rural Lawrence County near the end of May. Evidence indicated Brown had been stabbed multiple times.
Anyone with information concerning any of these cases, please contact:
Indiana State Police
District Investigative Commander
1500 North Packinghouse Road
Suite 200
Bloomington, IN 47404
1.812.332.4411 or 1.800.423.1286