Hey everybody welcome back to cold case murder mysteries. I'm your host Ryan Kraus coming at you once again to explore yet another fascinating unsolved homicide.

In this episode, we're taking a look at the horrific and untimely deaths of 10-year-old

Blake Dickus and his 26-year-old stepmother, China, who were attacked at home on the afternoon

of July 24th, 2019 in Franklin, Indiana.

Now, what makes this such an interesting case is that the killings have a very personal feel to them

yet there has never been a solid suspect in the case allowing it to go cold over the years

however it's difficult to forget the brutality of something like

this, so let's see what we can do to add some clarity as it pertains to unmasking the

assailant. Now, what really irks me about these killings, aside from

two innocent people being slaughtered of course, is that the police have released

very little information to the public regarding the circumstances surrounding the crime, especially as it pertains to the crime scene.

We don't know where the bodies were found inside the home or even if they were together.

On top of that, there's no description of the crime scene,

nor do we have access to any photos.

So, the idea behind that is to allow the investigators to vet suspects as they arise by withholding pertinent

information only the killer would know, and also to prevent the true assailant from learning

what evidence the cops do have on hand.

It's a good strategy, but not 13 years after the fact.

As of 2015, there were supposedly still five detectives actively working this case

so I'm assuming it hasn't gone completely cold in their eyes. But the reality is

whatever they're doing isn't quite working. That's not a criticism, just an observation

that suggests change is key. At some point, the V-DOC society got involved at the request of the police, yet that has only seemingly benefited

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