Police still seeking answers five years after Bloomington woman’s murder

Posted on May 14, 2018

*Haileigh Eichhorn was last seen on April 28, 2013, nine days before her body was found near Stanford. (Bloomington Police photos)*

By Howard Packowitz

BLOOMINGTON – It’s the fifth anniversary of an unsolved local murder case, and Bloomington Police are hoping the public will come forward with information that might lead to an arrest.

Police say Haileigh Eichhorn, 26, of Bloomington was last seen alive Sunday, April 28, 2013. She was considered a missing person until her body was discovered nine days later on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 in rural Stanford.

The department’s Criminal Investigation Unit is actively pursuing all leads in Eichhorn’s murder. Detectives want more information about the days and hours prior to her death.

Anyone with information is asked to call Bloomington Police Detectives Matthew Dick at 309-434-2475 or John Heinlen at 309-434-2672.

Detective Dick can also be reached at [email protected] and Detective Heinlen can be reached at [email protected].

McLean County Crime Stoppers accepts tips at 309-828-1111 with a reward of up to one-thousand dollars for information leading to an arrest and indictment.

Howard Packowitz can be reached at [email protected]

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