Man arrested in cold case disappearance of Denise Pflum after 34 years

Police say Shawn M.

McClung has admitted killing the Connersville High senior in March 1986.

IT'S BEEN MORE THAN 30 YEARSSINCE ANYONE SAW 18-YEAR-OLDDENISE PFLUM.SHE DISAPPEAREDFROM HER HOMETOWN OFCONNERSVILLE, INDIANA ON GOODFRIDAY BACK IN 19-86.BUTTONIGHT -- HER FAMILY NOW HASSOME SENSE OF CLOSURE.AFTER ANADMISSION OF GUILT -- FROM AMAN ALREADY SERVING TIME.DENISE PFLUM HAD A BRIGHTFUTURE AHEAD OF HER.SHE WAS ASTRAIGHT-A STUDENT ATCONNERSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, WASACTIVE IN SPORTS, AND HAD APROM TO LOOK FORWARDTO."i mean she had everythinggoing for her, she wants to goto miami university, she wasaccepted, she's wanted to gothere all her life, iseriously don't see why shewould run away oranything."W-C-P-O 9 NEWSREPORTER JANET GROSS COVEREDHER DISAPPEARANCE BACK IN19-86."she was going to goingto look for a purse she'dthought she'd lost at abonfire party the nightbefore.

She tried to get somefriends to go with her, buteventually left on her own.and thats where she storyends, on a country lane whereher car wasfound"SHAWN MCCLUNG IS THE MANNOW FACING VOLUNTARYMANSLAUGHTER CHARGES.denise'sUNCLE SAYS MCCLUNG WAS HISNIECE'S BOYFRIEND FOR THREEYEARS.THEY'D BROKEN UP SHORTLYBEFORE HER DISAPPEARANCE.THEFAYETTE COUNTY SHERIFF INCHARGE OF THE INVESTIGATION --WAS 7-YEARS-OLD WHEN THATHAPPENED."going into stores and thebank and everything as a kidand seeing the missingposters, it's pretty muchembedded in folks my age andolder, in thiscommunity."SHERIFF LAUGHLINSAYS HIS LEAD DETECTIVE --CHAD BLAES -- ALSO REMEMBEREDTHE CASE AS A CHILD -- ANDKNEW SINCE THEN THAT HE WANTEDTO BE A DETECTIVE -- ANDMENTIONED THE CASE WHEN HEINTERVIEWED.WHILE THERE ISMORE INFORMATION TO GaTHER --THE SHERIFF SAYS HE'S GRATEFULTHE PFLUM FAMILY CAN NOW HAVESOME NOTION OFCLOSURE."them having peace of whathappened to their daughter andultimately being able to havea proper memorial and burialfor denise is something thatwe look to bring to them --closure has always been thegoalhere"HE COULD NOT COMMENT ONWHETHER HER BODY HAS BEENFOUND -- BUT DID HAVE A FINALMESSAGE FOR ANY OTHERINDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BEINVOLVED."anyone that has anyinvolvement or any knowledge-- the time's up i would askthat you come to us before wecome to you."AMONG THE THINGS THE SHERIFFCOULDN'T ANSWER FOR US -- IFHER REMAINS HAVE BEEN FOUND-- AND HOW SHE WAS KILLED.WE'LL MAKE SURE TO STAY ON TOPOF THIS STORY FOR