Anne Dunlap was murdered on December 30, 1995, but there were no witnesses. She met friends that morning at the Northwest Swim and Racket Club in Saint Louis Park, Minnesota. They completed a 10-mile run. After the run, Anne and friends had brunch at one of the friend’s homes. Following brunch, Anne left for her parent’s home in the Linden Hills neighborhood. She and husband Brad were temporarily living there while their dream house on 7 acres in Medina was being built. The only person who positively saw her again was her husband Brad.

Can you remember where you were on 12/30/1995? Five days after Christmas 1995! New Years’s Eve Eve 1995…aka New Year’s Eve² 1995! Once I started to research that day, I realized it wasn’t so long ago… If you are someone who follows true crime or never misses an episode of 48 hours, I can tell you that Anne Dunlap was murdered after the OJ trial, but before the Jon Benet Ramsey case.

~Interesting fact; in 2017, we are using the same calendar as 1995.

1995 in review

~Hopefully this will jog your memory. If you have any information at all, speak up.

President, Bill Clinton | Governor, Arne H. Carlson | Mayor, Sharon Sayles Belton

January 1995: 7+ magnitude earthquake in Japan, killed 6,433.

February 1995: Steve Fossett became the first person to make a solo flight across the Pacific Ocean in a hot air balloon.

March 1995: Michael Jordan came out of retirement, rejoining the Chicago Bulls.

April 1995: The Oklahoma City bombing killed 168 and injured more than 680 others

May 1995: 

• 7+ magnitude earthquake in Russia, killing 2,000+.
• Actor Christopher Reeve paralyzed in horse riding accident.

June 1995: The NY Times and Washington Post published the Unibomber’s 35,000 word manifesto.

July 1995:

• Deadly heat wave in the Midwest, temps exceed 104° for 5 days, killing 3,000.
• Susan Smith found guilty of murdering her 2 sons.

August 1995:

• Windows 95 released by Microsoft.
• Jerry Garcia died of a heart attack at age 53.

September 1995: 

• Ebay (originally called AuctionWeb) launched the online auction and shopping website worldwide.
• George magazine, founded by John F. Kennedy, Jr. debuted.
• Dave Pelzer’s memoir of child abuse, “A Child Called ‘It'” released.

October 1995:

• O.J. Simpson was found not guilty of the murders of Nicole Brown and Ronald Goldman.

November 1995:

• Dow Jones closed above 5,000 for the first time.
• Sergei Grinkov, 28, Olympic champion skater collapsed and died from an undiagnosed congenital heart condition.

December 1995: 

• Weather on 12/30/1995: H: 32 L: 20 Prec: 0.04  Snow: 0.4 Wind: 12 mph
• Anne Dunlap murdered, likely in the trunk of her car on 12/30/1995.
  • In Theaters
    • Heat, Sense & Sensibility -12/15/95
    • Sudden Death, Waiting to Exhale -12/22/95
    • As Good as it Gets -12/25/95
    • Dead Man Walking -12/29/95
  • On TV
    • ER
    • Seinfeld
    • Friends
  • Books on the Best Seller List:
    • Five Days in Paris, by Danielle Steel
    • The Christmas Box, by Richard Paul Evans
    • The Lost World, by Michael Crichton
  • Topping the Music Charts
    • October: Fantasy -Mariah Carey
    • November: Exhale (Shoop Shoop) -Whitney Houston
    • December: One Sweet Day -Mariah Carey & Boys II Men