Suspect Hints He Could Provide Info About Missing Woman

GREENWOOD, Ind. -- A suspect in the disappearance of a Greenwood woman recently hinted in a letter to authorities that he has information that could help with the probe, RTV6's Ben Morriston reported Tuesday.

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Morriston reported that Joseph Nowicki, 53, who is a suspect but is not charged in the June 2002 disappearance of Brookley Louks, wrote the following: "If I were to tell you all I know right now, then your case would be cleared up."

RTV6 learned of the letter through a source on condition that the source not be identified.

Nowicki (pictured, left), who denies involvement in the disappearance, is being held by federal prison medical facility on charges not related to the case. Authorities say Nowicki is dying of cancer.

Louks (pictured, right) was 19 when she was reported missing a year ago Tuesday and has not been seen since. Authorities believe she is dead.

Police in September said drops of what they believed to be Louks' blood were found on Nowicki's property. The blood was found during a search July 17, police said.

Louks used to do errands for Nowicki, who was a friend of her father's.

Police found her car in a restaurant parking lot in Waverly a few days after she was reported missing.

At a news conference Tuesday marking the one-year anniversary of Louks' disappearance, Greenwood police Chief Albert Hessman said local investigators have examined hundreds of tips and met with the FBI in an effort to find the woman.

"There's not a silver bullet out there that can be fired and solve this case. Every investigative effort that has been available and known has been exercised," Hessman told reporters at the Greenwood Police Department.

Louks' mother, Kim Louks, told reporters she was waiting for an appropriate time to contact Nowicki.

"Brookley deserves to come home. Joe's health is failing rapidly, and he will have a burial. My daughter deserves that, too," Kim Louks said.