Eric Garrett and his mother , Paula Garrett , 1979 , were beaten with a blunt object in their Indiana home in 22 and she was killed . He later identified the killer as her on-off boyfriend , Richard Green , and neighbors said they often heard the couple fighting in the home . He was arrested but after passing a polygraph test , he was freed by prosecutors - to the anger of the police department . Garrett maintains Green , a married father-of-four , was responsible for the death and police are calling for new information .
Eric Garrett and his mother , Paula Garrett , 22 , were beaten with a blunt object in their Indiana home in 1979 and she was killed . He later identified the killer as her on-off boyfriend , Richard Green , and neighbors said they often heard the couple fighting in the home . He was arrested but after passing a polygraph test , he was freed by prosecutors - to the anger of the police department . Garrett maintains Green , a married father-of-four , was responsible for the death and police are calling for new information .