Kristine Mihelich was a 10-year-old girl identified as the third victim in the series of murders attributed to the [[Oakland County Child Killer]]. She was abducted during a period spanning February 1976 to March 1977 that claimed four children, including two boys and two girls aged between ten and twelve. Her case formed part of the broader investigation into these killings, which involved bodies dumped in public locations following abduction.[^1] ### Abduction and Discovery Kristine Mihelich went missing on January 2, 1977. Her body was found roadside nineteen days later on January 21, 1977. She showed no signs of sexual assault and her cause of death was determined to be suffocation.[^1] ### Connections Kristine Mihelich's murder connected to the [[Oakland County Child Killer]] case alongside other victims including 12-year-old [[Mark Stebbins]], abducted February 15, 1976, and found bound, sexually abused, and suffocated four days later in a parking lot; 12-year-old [[Jill Robinson]], abducted December 22, 1976, and found shot in a highway ditch four days later; and 11-year-old [[Timothy King]], abducted March 16, 1977, and discovered sexually abused and suffocated six days later in a ditch. The pattern involved roadside dumpsites for bodies left in public view, though her suffocation death aligned with Stebbins and King while differing from Robinson's shooting. Investigations linked these crimes to pedophile rings involving figures like [[Christopher Busch]] and [[Gregory Greene]], with tips suggesting protection by powerful entities such as General Motors executives.[^1] ### Footnotes [^1]: Dovey, S. (2023). Eye of the Chickenhawk. United States: Thehotstar.