On the night of July 3, 1997, Bonnie Lee Schultz, a 45-year-old mother of two, walked out of her home in Indianapolis, Indiana, and drove away in her blue 1990 Mercury Saber. She told her husband, Richard “Rick” Schultz, she was going to watch fireworks with coworkers and promised she’d be home to take her daughter to a movie the next day. She never came back. In the hours before she vanished, Bonnie had made a life-altering decision. After 26 years of marriage, she told Rick she wanted a divorce. Friends say she felt unappreciated, isolated, and ready to finally choose herself. That same night, she spent time with coworkers at Houlihan’s, a house party, and later the Time Out Lounge where she was last seen just before dawn. When Bonnie failed to return home, the initial response was slow. A holiday weekend passed before a detective was assigned. No crime scene was identified. Her car was never found. And early assumptions shaped the direction of the case for decades to come. As investigators began retracing Bonnie’s final movements, from Allisonville Road to 62nd Street, and the last place she was seen near, questions mounted. Why did potential evidence go unexplored in the critical early days? In Part 1 of this investigation, Ashley Flowers and Brit Prawat peel back the layers of a disappearance that has haunted Indianapolis for nearly 30 years. This is a case often framed as “obvious,” yet never solved. As suspicion hardened around one person, other possibilities quietly faded into the background. And one small, unsettling detail, a necklace Bonnie’s daughter remembered her wearing, may change how everything is understood. This is not the story you think you know. Listen to part 2 now in the Crime Junkie Fan Club: https://crimejunkiepodcast.com/fanclub/ If you have any information about Bonnie’s disappearance or her missing vehicle, please contact Det. Nicholas Hubbs at Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department at 317-327-6160 or email us at tips@audiochuck.com. -------- Key Episode Moments: 0:00 - 1:26 - Case Intro 1:27 - 3:06 - Marriage Struggles 3:07 - 5:05 - Bonnie Wants a Divorce 5:06 - 7:19 - Affair with John Geib 7:20 - 10:21 - Last Night at Timeout Lounge 10:22 - 13:18 - Last Sighting: 62nd Street 13:19 - 14:55 - Rick Reports Bonnie Missing 14:56 - 17:12 - Family Suspicion Begins 17:13 - 20:07 - Rick’s Statements Questioned 20:08 - 23:30 - Police Interview: Divorce & Motive 23:31 - 27:05 - Timeout Lounge Slip-Up? 27:06 - 30:18 - Polygraph Results 30:19 - 33:24 - Children Interviewed 33:25 - 36:07 - The “Number #1 Mom” Necklace 36:08 - 39:12 - Did Rick Know the Route Home? 39:13 - 42:00 - John’s Suspicion: Someone Watching 42:01 - 45:52 - Broken Glasses & Scratch Allegation 45:53 - 59:59 - Theory #1: Rick Schultz 1:00:00 - 1:01:22 - Outro Follow Crime Junkie: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crimejunkiepodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CrimeJunkiePodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/CrimeJunkiePod Crime Junkie is created and hosted by Ashley Flowers. About Ashley Flowers Ashley Flowers is the top female podcaster in the U.S. and the host of Crime Junkie, the #1 podcast among women and the #1 true crime podcast globally. As the Founder of audiochuck, she has built a top-tier podcast production company that has garnered over 2.6 billion downloads, captivating audiences with its gripping storytelling through 10+ chart topping podcasts. Ashley and her team are dedicated to creating responsible true crime content that respects victims and their families. Follow Ashley: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ASHLEYFLOWERS/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ash_flowers TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@ashleyflowerscrimejunkie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashleyflowers.af/ Check out these other great crime channels: @annieelise Vanished on Camera | The Case of Jennifer Kesse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovymIh40sig @kallmekris The Toxic Boy Mom's Of TikTok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzgsP_bBxQ4 @KendallRae Young Nurse Disappears On Her Afternoon Jog: The Murder Of Sydney Sutherland https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLw17W60PUc @EleanorNeale The Hunt to Catch The MOST EVIL Man in Britain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z1cn756lIE