Mother of Angie Barlow, missing 10 years, says prosecutors have gone silent on her killing
Ten years after Angie Barlow, 23, vanished in Indianapolis, her mother, Christina Kramer, says she has had no contact from the Marion County Prosecutor's Office for about two years. Police say the case is open and no charges have been filed.
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The story, neutrally told
Right · 2Angie Barlow, 23, disappeared in Indianapolis on Oct. 26, 2016, after texting her roommate the address of a private dancing gig at the Landmark Apartment and Townhomes. Fox NewsR “Angie Barlow, 23, disappeared on Oct. 26, 2016, after texting her roommate the address of a private dancing gig at the Landmark Apartment and Townhomes in Indianapolis.” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR “Angie Barlow, 23, disappeared on Oct. 26, 2016, after texting her roommate the address of a private dancing gig at the Landmark Apartment and Townhomes in Indianapolis.” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 2Her mother, Christina Kramer, told Fox News Digital the text read: "About to work this private party in case I go missing LOL." Fox NewsR “"About to work this private party in case I go missing LOL," the text message read, Kramer told Fox News Digital.” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR ““About to work this private party in case I go missing LOL,” the text message read, Kramer told Fox News Digital.” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 1Nearly eight months later, searchers found Barlow's remains in the backyard of a residence off Harcourt in Indianapolis, WISH-TV reported; Kramer said her daughter had been fatally shot. Fox NewsR “Nearly eight months later, searchers found Barlow’s remains in a backyard of a residence off Harcourt in Indianapolis, WISH-TV reported. Kramer said her daughter had been fatally shot.” Read at Fox News ↗
Right · 2Kramer said apartment-complex surveillance footage showed two vehicles leaving at about 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 27, 2016: Barlow's blue Pontiac G6, followed closely by a black sedan she believes belonged to a female acquaintance who worked with Barlow at Club Rio. WISH-TV reported that tinted windows prevented investigators from identifying the drivers or occupants. Fox NewsR “A black sedan followed closely behind, believed to have belonged to a female acquaintance who worked with Barlow at Club Rio in Indianapolis, Kramer said.” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR “The footage did not allow investigators to identify the drivers or occupants because of the vehicles’ tinted windows, WISH-TV reported.” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 2Kramer said she used the GPS tracker from the dealership where Barlow bought the car to locate it about eight miles from the complex, where it was trashed inside and looked as though it had been driven under a fence. Fox NewsR “She then contacted the dealership where Barlow purchased the vehicle and used its GPS tracker to help locate it around eight miles from the apartment complex.” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR ““That car had been on some kind of journey,” Kramer added.” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 2Kramer said that in a January 2017 call, the acquaintance, who had been at the party with her boyfriend, said "Oh, you want to know what her last words were," which Kramer took as a taunt; the woman denied making the call or having that conversation, according to Kramer. Fox NewsR “"Oh, you want to know what her last words were," Kramer recalled the woman saying.” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR “The woman denied making the call and having that conversation, according to what Kramer told Fox News Digital.” Read at New York Post ↗
Right · 2The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said no criminal charges have been filed and the investigation remains open, with Detective Jose Torres as lead investigator; it declined further comment. Fox NewsR “IMPD told Fox News Digital that the investigation remains open with Detective Jose Torres as the lead investigator but declined to comment further.” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR “The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department said that no criminal charges have been filed in Barlow’s death.” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 2Kramer said a special prosecutor assigned to the case left the office and that she has not heard from the Marion County Prosecutor's Office in about two years, has no point of contact there, and has not received replies from Prosecuting Attorney Ryan Mears; the office did not respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment. Fox NewsR “She estimated it had been around two years since she has heard from the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR “The Marion County Prosecutor’s Office did not respond to multiple requests for comment from Fox News Digital.” Read at New York Post ↗ Right · 2Kramer described Barlow, the eldest of four sisters from Muncie, as a gifted athlete, and said the death has affected the family, particularly the youngest sister, who was 4 at the time. Kramer said she will keep pressing authorities, and police urge anyone with information to call the homicide office at 317-327-3475 or Crime Stoppers at 317-262-TIPS. Fox NewsR “She was the eldest of four sisters, whom she remained close to after she left the family’s Muncie home.” Read at Fox News ↗ New York PostR “Tipsters can also contact Crime Stoppers of Central Indiana at 317-262-TIPS (8477), where callers can remain anonymous.” Read at New York Post ↗
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- Framing
- Human-interest true-crime piece centred on a mother's decade-long search and her complaint that prosecutors are unresponsive. The New York Post article carries a Fox News byline and is near-identical to Fox News's text.
- Emphasis
- The joking text message, Kramer's account of the vehicles, car and alleged taunt, and the prosecutor's silence.
- Leaves out or plays down
- Almost all claims come from Kramer; no response from the prosecutor's office, and police give no detail. No independent account of the acquaintance's side beyond her denial as relayed by Kramer.
- Charged language
- “won't rest until she finds her killer”“Alleged taunts”
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“Her mother says prosecutors have gone silent on the case.” — Fox News
“Young woman joked about going missing in text — 10 years later, her mom won’t rest until she finds her killer” — New York Post
What every side reports
- Barlow, 23, disappeared on Oct. 26, 2016 after texting her roommate about a private party gig in Indianapolis.
- No criminal charges have been filed and IMPD says the investigation is open.
- Kramer says the Marion County Prosecutor's Office has not contacted her in about two years.
Where accounts differ
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Whether the acquaintance made a taunting call in January 2017
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- Kramer says the woman called and said "you want to know what her last words were"; the woman denies making the call or the conversation, per Kramer.
Angie Barlow person
Barlow is presented through her mother as a gifted athlete and a victim whose killer has not been identified; her pre-disappearance text is the story's hook.
“"She was a very gifted athlete. There was not a sport that she did not do," Kramer said.” — Fox News
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Sympathetic Fox News frames a grieving mother pressing a silent prosecutor's office for answers in an unsolved killing.

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Sympathetic The New York Post runs Fox News's copy with the same sympathetic mother-versus-silence framing and a slightly altered headline.

- 25 Oct 11:00 First Fox NewsR Young woman joked about going missing — 10 years later, mom won't rest until she finds out who killed her
- 25 Oct 17:20 +6h 19m New York PostR Young woman joked about going missing in text — 10 years later, her mom won’t rest until she finds her killer
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