Twenty-five years ago today, on October 7, 1988, Charles McGraw was brutally murdered in by someone who he was sitting with in his car, a silver and maroon '84 Cadillac Seville on the second floor of the parking garage at the now-closed St. Francis Hospital Center on Albany Street in Beech Grove, Indiana. The murder investigation lead to a composite sketch of someone seen getting in McGraw's car with him around 4:30 PM that afternoon, however no suspect was ever identified. Mr. McGraw was later found shot dead in the car by co-workers at around 5:20 PM. At the time of the murder, Mr. McGraw was the Director of Food Services at St. Francis Hospital. He was married with four children.
At the time the murder took place, the hospital was one of the busiest, most vibrant hospitals in the Indianapolis area. The killing took place in the parking garage, which was very busy at 4:30 PM on a Friday afternoon that was also a payday for hospital employees, but no one reported hearing shots or actually seeing the killing take place.
Here are some links to news stories about the case:
Indiana unsolved: St. Francis Hospital food services director shot to death in hospital parking garage in 1988
Police Still Searching For Clues In 20-Year-Old Cold Case
Family wants answers in 1988 murder mystery
Beech Grove cold case remains unsolved
$10,000 reward offered in death
The case is still open, and surely Mr. McGraw's family still wants answers. Anybody who can provide any leads should call the Beech Grove, Indiana Police Department at (317) 782-4950.
At the time the murder took place, the hospital was one of the busiest, most vibrant hospitals in the Indianapolis area. The killing took place in the parking garage, which was very busy at 4:30 PM on a Friday afternoon that was also a payday for hospital employees, but no one reported hearing shots or actually seeing the killing take place.
Here are some links to news stories about the case:
Indiana unsolved: St. Francis Hospital food services director shot to death in hospital parking garage in 1988
Police Still Searching For Clues In 20-Year-Old Cold Case
Family wants answers in 1988 murder mystery
Beech Grove cold case remains unsolved
$10,000 reward offered in death
The case is still open, and surely Mr. McGraw's family still wants answers. Anybody who can provide any leads should call the Beech Grove, Indiana Police Department at (317) 782-4950.
