FBI reopens cold case into 1994 Diana Ault murder

After twenty-eight years, the shooting death cold case murder of a 26-year-old Missouri woman is heating up.  On Monday, the FBI announced that the agency is officially reopening the Diana Ault murder investigation.

Background: On January 31, 1994, the Independence Missouri Police Department responded to a call for service for an abandoned Red Pontiac Grand Prix, late 80s model, at the Church of the Nazarene at 19800 East Truman Road. Upon arrival, officers located a stainless-steel revolver, ammunition, and a spent round inside the vehicle, which was registered to Diana Ault of Independence, Missouri.

Officers then conducted a residence check on Ault at the 19-thousandth block of E 9th Street.  Upon their arrival, officers discovered Ault deceased on the floor from a gunshot wound.  At the time, the FBI’s Kansas City Field Office asked for the public’s help regarding sharing any possible information regarding Ault’s death.  

Diana Ault:  Download FBI Poster

And now, almost 30 years later, the FBI is hoping that advances in the forensics sciences may help shed new light on her case.

“With the passage of time and advances in technology, we are hopeful that a complete reexamination of this case will bring new details to light to advance this cold case investigation forward,” FBI Kansas City Special Agent in Charge Charles Dayoub said.

Officials still need anyone with any information regarding the case to come forward.  The FBI and local police are asking the public to come forward with any new information. “Even the smallest detail, which may seem insignificant, could be a key piece in the furtherance of this investigation,” the FBI said.

For more on the FBI reopening the Diana Ault case, see the video accompanying this article.

(Source: FBI)

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