59. The Unsolved Murder of Nicolas Zavala

This week's case is the definition of a buried byline. 12-year-old Nicolas Zavala disappeared in August of 2002 while living with his grandmother in Northwest Indiana. Despite being his temporary guardian, the boy's grandmother waited a full week before reporting him missing. Eight months later, Nicolas' remains were discovered on an Illinois farm. Not only is this case still unsolved but it has received little to no media attention. We have OPINIONS! SOURCES: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/02/01/the-final-home-of-nicolas-zavala/ https://poundpuplegacy.org/document/133344 https://www.kpcnews.com/article_f715d5bb-835c-5551-9ae2-7243d549ca20.html https://www.chicagotribune.com/2003/04/27/foster-boys-remains-are-identified/ https://www.newspapers.com/image/1048201205/?match=1&terms=nicolas%20zavala https://www.newspapers.com/image/1049191036/?match=1&terms=nicolas%20zavala  https://daily-journal.com/news/local/hoosier-grandma-cleared-of-neglect/article_a313905e-f134-5cb7-a2ed-1bff6834c39c.html https://www.newspapers.com/image/149321335/?match=1&terms=nicolas%20zavala https://daily-journal.com/news/local/hoosier-uncle-to-be-tried-as-adult/article_475f5c80-4451-525f-9326-d682676127f9.html